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Official launch of the Security Champion Newsletter

July 24, 2024

Hello!

We are proud to welcome you to our very first official newsletter from Katilyst! Every two weeks, we’ll be here to keep you up-to-date on all things security culture, including:

  • A variety of content centered on building successful security champion programs

  • Industry trends and insights related to adopting secure behavior in your workforce

  • Exclusive looks at Katilyst: platform features, company updates, champion program case studies, and more!

  • Upcoming events with a focus on security culture initiatives

We started Katilyst with a vision of helping security teams across the globe with building a strong security culture in their organizations. After coming out of stealth earlier this year, it only felt right to launch a newsletter to help provide resources to our allies, supporting their effort to build effective, long-lasting security programs.

Join us as we explore the depths of human behavior, searching for the keys to unlock a truly security-minded organizational consciousness. Of course, in the spirit of champion programs, we’ll incorporate a fair amount of fun and games in each installment: jokes, memes, scavenger hunts… anything is possible in the Security Champion Newsletter!

If you have yet to subscribe to our newsletter, we invite you do to so now!

How it feels to be a Security Champion

🔦 Security Champion Resource Spotlight

For our first Resource Spotlight, we invite you to review the Security Champion Success Guide, authored by our own Dustin Lehr! This guide was built to help security practitioners design and deploy Champion programs from the ground up. You’ll receive insights on crafting program goals, identifying your audience, building a program marketing campaign, and designing an engaging and fun experience that will keep your champions engaged and motivated!

Key takeaway: as the Success Guide outlines, you must find and build your fellowship when launching a champion program…

📺️ Content Corner

In this week’s Content Corner, we look back at this Security Champion panel discussion, hosted by Semgrep’s own Tanya Janca, and including Katilyst’s cofounder, Dustin Lehr. Watch and listen for some great insights from a group of AppSec veterans who each have firsthand experience launching champion programs in companies of all sizes!

📆 Upcoming Events

We want to thank you for taking the time to read the first edition of the Security Champion newsletter! Stay tuned for more updates every two weeks, and if you know of anyone who may be interested in learning more about building successful security culture programs, please share! In the meantime, we wish you the best in your endeavors!

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