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The Security Champions Podcast

Automation, Generative AI, Shift Left - the world of application security is evolving fast, and so are the conversations that shape it.


Welcome to The Security Champions Podcast, the go-to resource for insights from the front lines of application security. The podcast is cohosted by Michael Burch, Director of Application Security for Security Journey, and Dustin Lehr, the Director of AppSec Advocacy. Each month, one of them shares a candid conversation with security leaders, engineering voices, and software experts. 


From championing secure development practices to navigating real-world challenges in modern SDLCs, this show explores how teams are scaling appsec, strategy and culture. 


New Episodes drop monthly, with even more security content at https://www.securityjourney.com/


Always remember: Security is a Journey, not a Destination.

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This podcast is sponsored by Security Journey.


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Update frequency
every 32 days
Average duration
51 minutes
Episodes
23
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Ariel Shin - Beyond Breaking: From Pen Tester to Problem Solver

Ariel Shin - Beyond Breaking: From Pen Tester to Problem Solver

Ariel Shin is a Security Engineer at Stripe, specializing in threat modeling and proactively identifying and mitigating potential security risks. She is passionate about scaling application security …

01:00:08  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
Eva Benn - Embracing Your Own Cybersecurity Identity

Eva Benn - Embracing Your Own Cybersecurity Identity

Eva Benn is a Principal Security Program Manager for the Microsoft Security and Response Center. She is deeply involved in the security community, having served/serving on the leadership boards of th…

01:04:53  |   Wed 06 Aug 2025
Jacob Salassi - Developer Empathy: A Thoughtful Approach to Product Security

Jacob Salassi - Developer Empathy: A Thoughtful Approach to Product Security

Jacob Salassi, former Director of Product Security at Snowflake, joined this episode of The Security Champions Podcast to share insights from his experience leading security transformation at scale.

T…

01:03:24  |   Wed 09 Jul 2025
David Kosorok - Mastering Application Security

David Kosorok - Mastering Application Security

David Kosorok, the Director of Information Security Programs at Toast, Inc., has over 25 years of experience in software and security testing - including more than 16 years dedicated to security. He’…

01:02:58  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
Dustin Lehr - Code, Culture, and Community

Dustin Lehr - Code, Culture, and Community

Dustin Lehr joined Security Journey as Director of Application Security Advocacy. With nearly two decades of experience as a software engineer, application architect, and cybersecurity leader, Dustin…

01:04:44  |   Wed 30 Apr 2025
Roger Grimes - Quantum Security

Roger Grimes - Quantum Security

Roger A. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, Inc., is the author of 15 books and over 1500 articles. He specializes in host security and preventing hacker and malware attacks. Roger i…

01:01:22  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
Adam Bruehl - Secure Code in Medicine

Adam Bruehl - Secure Code in Medicine

Adam Bruehl, a Senior DevOps Engineer at Security Journey, has a unique blend of expertise ranging from biology to technology.

In this episode, Adam dives into the intersection of cybersecurity and me…

01:02:01  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
Michael Erquitt - The AI Threat Landscape

Michael Erquitt - The AI Threat Landscape

Michael Erquitt is a Senior Security Engineer at Security Journey who develops educational content for all of our learners.

Michael joined the podcast to discuss the AI Threat Landscape. The discussio…

00:44:06  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
Phillip Maddux - Deception Technology

Phillip Maddux - Deception Technology

Phillip Maddux is the founder of Deception Logic and a Staff Engineer on the Detection Engineering and Response Automation team at Compass. With close to two decades of experience in information and …

00:42:09  |   Mon 09 Dec 2024
Irfaan Santoe - Security Champion Program Guide

Irfaan Santoe - Security Champion Program Guide

Irfaan Santoe is the leader of the OWASP Netherlands chapter and the creator of the OWASP Security Champions Guide. He is passionate about scaling security in AppDev, DevOps, and Cloud and has helped…

00:47:56  |   Mon 14 Oct 2024
Noah Morse - Security Journey Goes to Black Hat

Noah Morse - Security Journey Goes to Black Hat

Noah Morse is an application security engineer at Security Journey focused on building vulnerable sandboxes for our Break/Fix lessons that teach developers how to secure applications. 

Noah joined the…

00:37:07  |   Mon 09 Sep 2024
Michael Bargury - Low-Code/No-Code Security

Michael Bargury - Low-Code/No-Code Security

Michael Bargury is a security researcher passionate about all things related to cloud, SaaS and low-code security, and he spends his time finding the ways they could all go wrong. He is the co-founde…

00:51:31  |   Wed 20 Mar 2024
Ahmad Sadeddin - Rewards and Risks of Using AI in Product Security

Ahmad Sadeddin - Rewards and Risks of Using AI in Product Security

Ahmad is an entrepreneur with three successful ventures who is currently the CEO at Corgea. He led various products at Coupa after they acquired his previous venture, Riskopy. He built his current co…

00:43:36  |   Tue 20 Feb 2024
The Year in Review - 2023 Highlights

The Year in Review - 2023 Highlights

Join Micheal Burch, host of The Security Champions Podcast, as he reminisces about the standout moments from this season's conversations, from unraveling the intricacies of elegant code to exploring …

01:03:14  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
Derek Fisher - The Application Security Handbook

Derek Fisher - The Application Security Handbook

Derek is a multifaceted professional with expertise in information security, serving as an author, leader, speaker, and university instructor. His commitment to enhancing information security has def…

00:51:46  |   Thu 26 Oct 2023
Tanya Janca - A Recipe for Security Champions

Tanya Janca - A Recipe for Security Champions

Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of 'Alice and Bob Learn Application Security' and founder of We Hack Purple. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over 25 …

01:12:48  |   Thu 21 Sep 2023
Jason Haddix - The Hacker CISO

Jason Haddix - The Hacker CISO

Jason Haddix has had a distinguished 15-year career in cybersecurity, previously serving as the CISO of Ubisoft, Head of Trust/Security/Operations at Bugcrowd, Director of Penetration Testing at HP, …

00:55:01  |   Thu 24 Aug 2023
Ron Woerner - Security Mentorship

Ron Woerner - Security Mentorship

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, is the President and Chief Security Officer at Cyber-AAA, plus a Senior Security and Risk Consultant for Forrester Research. With over 20 years of experience in IT and Secur…

00:51:22  |   Thu 27 Jul 2023
Dustin Lehr - Fivetran Security Champions

Dustin Lehr - Fivetran Security Champions

Dustin Lehr is the Sr. Director of Platform Security at Fivetran & the Co-founder and Chief Solutions Officer at Katilyst Security. Before shifting into cybersecurity leadership, Dustin spent 13 year…

00:52:29  |   Thu 29 Jun 2023
Ken Buckler - The Human Side of Secure Coding

Ken Buckler - The Human Side of Secure Coding

Kenneth Buckler, CASP, is a research analyst of information security/risk and compliance management for Enterprise Management Associates, a technology industry analyst and consulting firm. With over …

00:30:07  |   Thu 18 May 2023
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