A Brief History of App Sec: Why Software Supply Chain Security Is Now

03/02/2023

In this week’s ReversingGlass episode, Matt explores the history of application security — and why software supply chain security is where app sec is now, driven by the speed and complexity of modern software development.

Matt Rose ReversingLabs
Field CISO at ReversingLabs. Matt Rose has an extensive background in application security, object-oriented programming, multi-tier architecture design and implementation, and internet/intranet development. His areas of expertise include Application Security, SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, DevSecOps, and Threat Modeling. Matt is an accomplished public speaker and has been quoted in 50+ AST industry media publications.

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