EP 54 — LPL Financial's Chad Girouard on Improving Application Security Through Better Tools and Relationships
In this episode of the Future of Application Security, Harshil speaks with Chad Girouard, AVP Application Security at LPL Financial, a provider of investment and business solutions. They discuss how security teams can better engage with developers, and how they can encourage secure coding through scanning tools and security champion programs. They also talk about how to manage the ”results deluge” with single-pane-of-glass tools, how AI can help with more meaningful reporting, and why security buy-in is a team effort. Topics discussed: - How to manage the various challenges of application security: competing tools, relationships, maturity, and more. - How to bridge the different priorities of security teams and developers. - How to encourage more secure coding by shifting left and developing a security champions program. - Why leading and implementing security buy-in and processes is a team effort across the organization. - How to manage today’s “results deluge” with single-pane-of-glass tools and more meaningful reporting. - How AI can help discern real findings from all the information that a security team collects.