Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple shares her extraordinary career journey from software developer to international authority on software security.
Buy Tanya's books here: shehackspurple.ca
Please note, this video is not financially sponsored by Tanya or Semgrep, however Tanya kindly gave me a preview copy of her new book in advance of this interview. I am obliged to disclose this and mark the video as containing a paid promotion.
0:00 Introduction
1:21 How did you get introduced to cybersecurity and what motivated you to transition into cybersecurity itself?
7:09 Have you encountered security-resistant developers and what advice would you give to try and encourage them?
17:33 Do you think we'll see an increasing number of software vulnerabilities linked back to AI, or is AI going to end up a net good?
25:32 Can you share how your own mentors influenced your career journey and how people looking for mentors can find them?
44:06 How much of the storytelling approach do you attribute to the success of your 1st book? Did you tweak anything for the sequel?
49:46 Which section of your book did you find harder to write? And which one did you have more fun writing?
57:33 Is the new book still written with "previous" (dev) Tanya in mind?
1:02:13 What advice do you have for developers looking to enter the actual cybersecurity industry itself?
1:10:11 Do you worry there's more of a focus on profit over investing in security programs at major companies?
1:19:07 Outro
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"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple shares her extraordinary career journey from software developer to international authority on software security.
Buy Tanya's books here: shehackspurple.ca
Please note, this video is not financially sponsored by Tanya or Semgrep, however Tanya kindly gave me a preview copy of her new book in advance of this interview. I am obliged to disclose this and mark the video as containing a paid promotion.
0:00 Introduction
1:21 How did you get introduced to cybersecurity and what motivated you to transition into cybersecurity itself?
7:09 Have you encountered security-resistant developers and what advice would you give to try and encourage them?
17:33 Do you think we'll see an increasing number of software vulnerabilities linked back to AI, or is AI going to end up a net good?
25:32 Can you share how your own mentors influenced your career journey and how people looking for mentors can find them?
44:06 How much of the storytelling approach do you attribute to the success of your 1st book? Did you tweak anything for the sequel?
49:46 Which section of your book did you find harder to write? And which one did you have more fun writing?
57:33 Is the new book still written with "previous" (dev) Tanya in mind?
1:02:13 What advice do you have for developers looking to enter the actual cybersecurity industry itself?
1:10:11 Do you worry there's more of a focus on profit over investing in security programs at major companies?
1:19:07 Outro
X: https://x.com/0xTib3rius
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tib3rius.bsky.social
Twitch: twitch.tv/0xTib3rius
InfoSec Exchange: https://infosec.exchange/@tib3rius
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tib3rius
Courses: courses.tib3rius.com
Udemy: udemy.com/user/tib3rius
Discord: discord.com/invite/4qrvKMh
TikTok: tiktok.com/@0xtib3rius
Instagram: instagram.com/0xtib3rius
Threads: threads.net/@0xtib3rius
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