Kymberlee Price

Let Them Eat Cake: “Secure by Upgrade” Software is a National Security Threat

Ransomware is doing more to change the security landscape than the last 20 years of SDL, DevSecOps, Zero Days, Breaches, or any corporate memo. Pair this with predatory pricing models from software vendors that sell security features as add-on products in premium or enterprise tier licenses, and you’ve got a perfect storm that hits small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) the hardest. Why should we care about this, is it really a national threat, and what can a bunch of security engineers do about it?

Kymberlee Price is a dynamic engineering leader and public speaker known for developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams responsible for the security and integrity of software products, services, and infrastructure. A recognized expert in the information security industry, she has extensive experience in product security incident response and investigations, coordinated vulnerability disclosure and bug bounties, Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL), and Open Source Security strategy. Ms. Price speaks regularly at conferences around the world and is currently on the content review board for Black Hat USA and LocoMocoSec.