Building & leading a combined engineering & security org w/ Mike Hanley #175

Building & leading a combined engineering & security org w/ Mike Hanley #175

Author: The Engineering Leadership Community (ELC) April 16, 2024 Duration: 45:44
Mike Hanley, Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering @ GitHub, joins us to discuss how GitHub has successfully combined its engineering & security orgs and shares recommendations for how other orgs can pivot to this model. We cover why it’s so important for eng orgs to collaborate with security early on in the product development cycle and tips for educating your engineers on security best practices. We also discuss how the rise of AI tools / usage is changing how companies need to think about & practice security, why AI is providing opportunities for increased safety & security within product development, and strategies for encouraging your org to adopt AI tooling within engineering, security, and beyond.

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