Webinar: How to Master your 2025 AppSec Budget

Join our session with top industry experts as they discuss the challenges and pain points of creating a solid security budget:

• Tackling modern vulnerabilities’ complexities and understanding the growing need for a robust security budget.
• Balancing the demand for increased AppSec investment with limited resources and competing business objectives.
• Quantifying AppSec initiatives’ impact and effectively communicating their value to stakeholders.
• Fostering collaboration and integrating security practices into the software development lifecycle.

Speakers:

• Chris Lindsey, Application Security Evangelist – Mend.io
• Anthony Israel-Davis, Senior Manager, Product Security – Fortra
• Toby Jackson, Information Technology Security Leader, Strategist, and Architect – Imperial PFS

Bios:

Chris Lindsey is a seasoned speaker who has appeared at conferences, webinars, and private events. Currently building an online community and creating a podcast series, Chris draws on expertise from more than 15 years of direct security experience and over 35 years of experience leading teams in programming and software, solutions, and security architecture. For three years, Chris built and led an entire application security program that includes the implementation of mature AppSec programs, including oversight of security processes and procedures, SAST, DAST, CSA/OSA, compliance, training, developer communication, code reviews, application inventory gathering, and risk analysis.

Anthony Israel-Davis is Senior Manager, Product Security at Fortra, leading a team responsible for enabling R&D to develop, deploy, and deliver secure software for our customers. Prior to joining Fortra in 2022 as part of an acquisition, Anthony worked at Tripwire where he was a 22-year veteran. His previous roles included managing the Business Systems team, managing the cloud operations team for Tripwire Enterprise managed services (Tripwire ExpertOps), running SOC 2 and PCI compliance programs, and managing the DevSecOps team. In addition to his work in product security, Anthony has a passion for helping people grow and develop. He has a Brain Based Coaching Certificate from the Neuroleadership Institute, and is a volunteer mentor for NPower, working with military veterans and young adults from underserved communities looking to enter the cybersecurity field.

Toby Jackson is an experienced Information Technology Security Leader, Strategist, and Architect with broad experience in all aspects of IT security and governance. Background includes small and large finance, insurance and healthcare organizations where he has been responsible for the development, implementation, maturity and building of the IT Security Program for multiple organizations with a hybrid of AWS, Azure and private cloud SAAS, PAAS and IAAS offerings and PCI payment processing environment.