Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

CEO @SafeStack | coauthor of Agile Application Security and Security for Everyone | Host of Build Amazing Things (securely) safestack.io New Zealand Joined March 2010

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

3 days ago

Security in SDLC: It's not about a total overhaul. Small, intentional changes can make a big impact. Respect the process, respect the people. #appsec

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Are you only relying on automated security testing? It's time to level up! Integrate security into your functional testing for better results. Let's challenge boundaries and find those elusive business logic flaws. #SecurityTesting #appsec

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 weeks ago

Should global companies get to choose what law they follow? Security and Privacy are so closely related that when we start looking at the real world usage of privacy law, the security community takes notice. This is a very interesting moment in the appli bit.ly/4gbMaqd

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 weeks ago

Should security schemes be more prescriptive? "None of the security certifications or regulations are prescriptive; it is up to your company to define the scope, means, and implementation" bit.ly/4lDycyW

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 weeks ago

Is your leadership only concerned about security when everything's on fire? 🚒🔥 Discover how to bring security to your software development lifecycle. #AppSecOptimist #SecureDevelopment

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

3 weeks ago

Are you measuring subtle frictions? This quote really made me think "where friction introduced by AI tooling is subtle enough to go unnoticed in the moment but cumulatively slows real-world output" How many other sorts of subtle friction do we experience bit.ly/4m9yqhf

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

3 weeks ago

Is security really the developer's job? Absolutely! As developers, writing high-quality software means considering performance, usability, AND security. Let's embrace our role and excel at secure development! #SecureDev #DeveloperLife #AppSecurity

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

4 weeks ago

What are your essentials for setting up security monitoring? Keeping an eye on the health and effectiveness of our systems is crucial but security monitoring can make the difference between small incident and catastropic event. bit.ly/4kRLpTE

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

🔐 Secure coding is more than a buzzword—it's about integrating security in every line of our code! 💻✨ I'm Laura, your guide to safer development. Ready to learn? Hit that follow button for tips and tricks! #AppSecurity #SecureCode

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

Are you ready to rollback? This is a really pragmatic guide to thinking about rollback as well as rollout when planning your systems. Applied to a security incident, we need to consider not only can we rollback but how far back and we go? bit.ly/4nYwklV

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

🚀 Think AppSec is slowing you down? Think again! It’s time to embrace security as a core part of high-quality software development. Leaders, make space for it. Developers, consider it normal. 💻🔒 #AppSec #SoftwareDevelopment #DevLife

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

We often hear a lot about breaches in the moment and then little about what happens next. The coverage of the Marks and Spencer cyber attack and their subsequent actions gives us a great view into the decisions they are having to make and the impacts of t bit.ly/4o1DXbu

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

Would you use an AI bot as your therapist? While this study identifies some challenges from a safety and risk perspective, I think we are still yet to grapple with the PII and privacy implications of this sort of application. Do I think everyone should g bit.ly/4m47CyT

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

Every week, someone comes at me with some hustle culture nonsense about how I must work 24/7 and from anywhere..... sure.... obviously.... 😂

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

a month ago

Curious about what an #SBOM is? 🤔 It's not something you buy, but a critical tool for software security! Learn how it tracks your software components & keeps your development safe. 🔍 #SoftwareSecurity

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 months ago

Four months ago, this was a garden potting shed.... Now it's my dream office and recording studio, and the most peaceful space I've ever worked from. As a founder, it's crucial that I have space to focus, but as a carer, I can't be far from home. This is the perfect compromise.

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 months ago

Every Thursday, the wonderful Tanya Janca asks us thought-provoking questions about #appsec. This week: Does shift left still mean something? What do you think? #owasp #devsecops #shiftleft

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

2 months ago

TIL a great new benefit of @safestack horizon! You can use it to define the #appsec steps you expect your outsource dev teams to be taking and hold them accountable So many great ways that this platform can help make secure software easier.

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

5 months ago

🤯 😢 It's 2025, and yet, in the age when AI is making all software and security jobs redundant... We are still collecting payment information like this??? Much work is needed to secure our software experiences for our organizations and end users.

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Laura Bell Main @lady_nerd

5 months ago

Getting asked some great questions about #appsec here in #NYC so I'm going to share my answers. First up! When do you need to start caring about software security as a young growing company? What do you think? Got a different opinion?