Application Security “Built from Scratch”

Presented at AppSec USA 2017, Sept. 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m. (45 minutes).

Description: The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has been providing hammers, saws, nails, lumber, and paint to Do-It-Yourselfers and Pros alike since 1978. In the same spirit, the Product Security team offers self-service tools and materials to help software developers analyze their source code and deployed applications at scale and speed, matching the pace of agile.   Key Takeaways: • Build tooling using the same technologies and methods developers use • Ensure tooling is available when and how developers want it • Eliminate friction by providing meaningful results and teaching developers how to interpret them • Empower developers to determine a path toward issue resolution

Presenters:

  • Matt Stanchek - Application Security Architect - The Home Depot
    Matt Stanchek has been pursuing his passion for software engineering and security for nearly two decades. Having worked in multiple industries, Matt has been responsible for the design, development, and security of enterprise web technologies, financial systems for top banks, and software security ecosystems. Joining The Home Depot in 2015, Matt has undertaken the task of building scalable software security capabilities for the age of Agile.
  • Mindy White - Application Security Manager - The Home Depot
    Mindy White is an IT security professional specializing in secure software development lifecycles. Over the past decade, she has led diverse IT infrastructure and software engineering initiatives in both the public and private sectors, including enterprise architecture, site reliability engineering and incident response. Currently leading the Application Security team at The Home Depot, Ms. White applies her passion for organizational leadership to drive security innovation in an Agile SDLC.

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