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# Building Security Champions

You can't hire your way out of the cybersecurity talent shortage. Scale application security organically by transforming enthusiastic developers into empowered security champions.

- **Speakers:** Tanya Janca
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** February 24, 2022
- **Duration:** 42:40
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/360-building-security-champions
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/8d9834f3517568995ad0348e93336dbf/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=30000ms

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- [Scaling security teams through developer advocates](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/193-building-security-champions) (from "Building Security Champions")
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- [Shifting left and creating internal security champion programs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/346-stranger-danger-your-java-attack-surface-just-got-bigger) (from "Stranger Danger: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger")
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- [Establishing a center of excellence and security champions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/478-organizational-change-through-the-power-of-why-devsecops-enablement) (from "Organizational Change Through The Power Of Why - DevSecOps Enablement")
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- [Recruiting the right security champions without forcing participation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/193-building-security-champions) (from "Building Security Champions")
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