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This presentation tells a tale of the design, successes, and challenges of establishing an application security awareness training program for software engineering teams and security compliance advisors: developers, testers, project managers, and management.
Audience: Those who are interested in developing, or enhancing, an application development security program.
Robert Grupe
Cigna--Evernorth
Senior Security Architect & AppSec Evangelist
linkedin.com/in/rgrupe
rgrupeappsecnewsbits.beehiiv.com (blog)
Robert Grupe is a senior Security Architect and AppSec Evangelist at Cigna-Evernorth.
Focused on hardened web, mobile, and service applications against malicious security attacks and vulnerabilities,
Robert initiated and has led AppSec practices comprised of:
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (S-SDLC) and DevSecOps processes for high security quality development
• Security Coding and Design Standards that harden applications from attacks, and
• Role-Based Education and Awareness Training.
With over 20 years of cyber security experience in internal companies, Robert is a Certified Security Professional and Project Manager, with 4 US security patents, and contributor to the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 800-812) Secure Software Development Framework.
Managed by the OWASP® Foundation
owasp.org
Presentation slides: static.sched.com/hosted_files/owaspglobalappsecusa2025/e2/owaspglobalappsecusa2025rolebasedtraining20251106rgrupe-251107131008-999ad18d.pdf
This presentation tells a tale of the design, successes, and challenges of establishing an application security awareness training program for software engineering teams and security compliance advisors: developers, testers, project managers, and management.
Audience: Those who are interested in developing, or enhancing, an application development security program.
Robert Grupe
Cigna--Evernorth
Senior Security Architect & AppSec Evangelist
linkedin.com/in/rgrupe
rgrupeappsecnewsbits.beehiiv.com (blog)
Robert Grupe is a senior Security Architect and AppSec Evangelist at Cigna-Evernorth.
Focused on hardened web, mobile, and service applications against malicious security attacks and vulnerabilities,
Robert initiated and has led AppSec practices comprised of:
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (S-SDLC) and DevSecOps processes for high security quality development
• Security Coding and Design Standards that harden applications from attacks, and
• Role-Based Education and Awareness Training.
With over 20 years of cyber security experience in internal companies, Robert is a Certified Security Professional and Project Manager, with 4 US security patents, and contributor to the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 800-812) Secure Software Development Framework.
Managed by the OWASP® Foundation
owasp.org
