Minimum Security Budget (MSB)

A good friend of mine once said that “a startup without money is just a hobby”.

When I first heard those words, I hadn’t yet started down my own small business path and so I laughed and agreed. These seemed like wise words to me.

Baking security into your requirements

If you have been following along with my posts you will realise that my company SafeStack has been working with a range of fast moving and fast growing organisations in Australia and New Zealand. We help rethink the way these teams and companies approach…

Is your ego making your startup insecure?

It may not come as a surprise to you but there is a high correlation between those people who embark on the entrepreneur path and those of us with well developed egos.

Is my application secure?

The one question that security consultants and penetration testers are asked regardless of how big or mature their clients are.

Four simple words.

Not waving but drowning

There is a point in every transition into security conscious development where you look at your bug tracking system and despair.

It doesn’t matter if you have fancy SaaS project management tools or a stack of crumpled aging post it notes to convey the message…

Your mountain awaits

Whether it came to you as a sudden epiphany or a growing acceptance, deciding to integrate security into your application…