From silos to synergy: How tech companies can streamline collaboration and improve application security

This webinar, recorded on April 16, 2025, focused on how tech companies can improve their application security posture by streamlining collaboration across teams. Speakers David Lindner, CISO of Contrast Security, and Naomi Buckwalter, Senior Director of Product Security at Contrast Security, discussed the current state of collaboration between SecOps, product security, supply chain security and CISOs. They also shared real-world examples and anecdotes to illustrate the challenges and benefits of cross-functional communication and collaboration.

Key topics covered in the webinar include:

• The challenges of communication and collaboration between security teams and other business units
• Strategies for building relationships with peers and developers
• The importance of threat modeling, application infrastructure, and security controls in improving application security
• The unique challenges of security in tech companies