Navigating Security Challenges and Compliance in Code Development

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This chapter explores the intricacies of variable obfuscation in security, presenting it as a double-edged sword amidst the battle against PII leaks. The discussion emphasizes the challenges security teams encounter with compliance, particularly under GDPR, and the need for regular updates in data processing records to manage evolving data flows.

Traditionally, security checks and testing are performed towards the end of the software development lifecycle. However, discovering vulnerabilities at that stage can be costly and time-consuming.

This observation has led to the shift-left movement, which advocates for implementing security testing earlier in the software development process.

HoundDog AI is a startup focused on software to enable shift-left security practices. Amjad Afanah and Sudipta Mukherjee are Co-Founders of HoundDog, and they join the show to talk about their company.

Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, and is the founder and CTO of Mailpass. Previously, Gregor was a CTO across cybersecurity, cyber insurance and general software engineering companies. He has been based in Asia Pacific for almost a decade and can be found via his profile at vand.hk.