What Style of Security Do You Want?

GOTO Amsterdam 2022

There is a spectrum of styles for "doing security" that companies adopt. Eleanor Saitta works with a lot of teams who are just starting out on their security journeys, and folks working in a different style can be a real source of conflict, even when there's sufficient time and investment for security work and a non-antagonistic relationship between teams.

In this talk, Eleanor will look at:

• The contexts where each style crops up
• The styles that she steers her clients toward
• And what that implies technically

The past few years have seen a signficant increase in attack impact and rate worldwide, and the some styles of doing security are notably less effective in a modern attack environment, making it a loaded choice for a team trying to get started.