Security Champion Worst Practices – My Slides from Barcelona

Tanya on stage

Thank you very much to everyone who came to my talk at OWASP Global AppSec in Barcelona! It was so lovely to have the chance to speak to so many of you, and to share our experiences around security champion programs — especially the ways they can go wrong, and how to avoid those situations.…

I’m Joining Semgrep and Bringing We Hack Purple With Me

Image of Tanya Janca wearing a Semgrep T-shirt. She is obviously happy.

Hello my friends! It's me, Tanya Janca from We Hack Purple, and I am beyond thrilled to announce that we are joining forces with Semgrep to take the world of application security by storm! As the new Head of Education and Community, bringing We Hack Purple community and content with me, we will be offering…

Trip Report for B-Sides SF and RSAC 2023 San Francisco

Tanya at RSAC 2023

As you might have been aware if you read my blog, I spoke at B-Sides San Francisco and RSA Conference 2023, and it was GREAT! Below is a report about my trip, and all the wonderful people, places, and activities I saw and participated in from April 21-28, 2023. B-Sides SF: Breakfast with wonderful people!…

My RSAC and B-Sides SF 2023 Schedule

Big smiles from Tanya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQGZIdvy7s Hello folks! I will be speaking both B-Sides San Francisco and #RSAC this year, the last week of April 2023, in San Francisco. I would love to have a chance to meet some of you in person. If you see me, and feel comfortable, please say hello! I'm really friendly, and I will have…

Consulting on Canada’s Approach to Cyber Security

Good job Public Safety!

You may not be aware but Canada's Public Safety department put out a call to Canadian Citizens (sorry brilliant people who are not Canadian), asking for ideas, suggestions and thoughts on what they should prioritize next for the Canadian Government for InfoSec. I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW THIS AND WROTE THEM IMMEDIATELY. Obviously…

Sharing Another Talk with the Community

Me, delivering this talk for the first time, on stage.

Three years ago I decided that I would share most of my talk content with my community (everything that I am not currently applying to conferences with). At the time, I only shared one, because.... I ran out of time. Now it's time to share the second talk, "Security is Everybody's Job!" By “share” I…