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Podcast: Future of Application Security
Episode: EP 43 — Avalara’s Derek Samford on Building a Security Culture with Data, Collaboration, Education, and Empathy
Description: In this episode of the Future of Application Security, Harshil speaks with Derek Samford, Senior Director of Product Security at Avalara, a company that builds cloud-based tax compliance solutions. They discuss Derek's approach to product security, including how his team uses data to drive visibility, how feedback loops can build maturity, and how they create application grade cards that inform remediation efforts. They also discuss how everyone is invited to contribute to product security solutions, how they create custom training for each new process, and the importance of empathy.
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How Derek's varied background brought...