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Alan Shimel

Throughout his career spanning over 25 years in the IT industry, Alan Shimel has been at the forefront of leading technology change. From hosting and infrastructure, to security and now DevOps, Shimel is an industry leader whose opinions and views are widely sought after.

Alan’s entrepreneurial ventures have seen him found or co-found several technology related companies including TriStar Web, StillSecure, The CISO Group, MediaOps, Inc., DevOps.com and the DevOps Institute. He has also helped several companies grow from startup to public entities and beyond. He has held a variety of executive roles around Business and Corporate Development, Sales, Marketing, Product and Strategy.

Alan is also the founder of the Security Bloggers Network, the Security Bloggers Meetups and awards which run at various Security conferences and Security Boulevard.

Most recently Shimel saw the impact that DevOps and related technologies were going to have on the Software Development Lifecycle and the entire IT stack. He founded DevOps.com and then the DevOps Institute. DevOps.com is the leading destination for all things DevOps, as well as the producers of multiple DevOps events called DevOps Connect. DevOps Connect produces DevSecOps and Rugged DevOps tracks and events at leading security conferences such as RSA Conference, InfoSec Europe and InfoSec World. The DevOps Institute is the leading provider of DevOps education, training and certification.

Alan has a BA in Government and Politics from St Johns University, a JD from New York Law School and a lifetime of business experience. His legal education, long experience in the field, and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality that is always in demand to appear at conferences and events.

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Research Shows Extent of Organizational SBOM Readiness – Techstrong TV

| | Cybersecurity, open source, SBOM, software supply chain
The Linux Foundation Releases The State of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Cybersecurity Readiness Research which reports on the extent of organizational SBOM readiness and adoption tied to cybersecurity efforts. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Alan Shimel: Hey everyone, welcome to another TechStrongTV interview ... Read More
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Verica Partners with DISH for 5G Network – Techstrong TV

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DISH Network Corporation will leverage the Verica Continuous Verification Platform (CVP) for Kubernetes and Kafka on its 5G Smart Network. Verica uses a chaos engineering approach to simulate adverse conditions, allowing DISH to proactively identify and fix software issues before customers experience connectivity disruption. Casey Rosenthal, CEO and cofounder of ... Read More
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Veracode’s State of the Union 2022 – Techstrong TV

| | AppSec, SBOM, Veracode
Chris Wsyopal, CTO and Co-Founder of Veracode, and Alan discuss Veracode’s continued growth, recent state of enterprise software survey results, and the appsec market conditions. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Alan: Hey, everyone. Welcome to another Tech Strong TV segment. I’m really happy to ... Read More
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OpenSSF Announces Project for Open Source Security- TechStrongTV

| | Linux Foundation, open source, OpenSSF, supply chain security
OpenSSF is excited to announce the Alpha-Omega Project to improve the security posture of open source software (OSS) through direct engagement of software security experts and automated security testing. Microsoft and Google are supporting the Alpha-Omega Project with an initial investment of $5 million. The video is below followed by ... Read More
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Secureframe Automates Security Compliance – Techstrong TV

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Shrav Mehta, CEO and Founder of Secureframe, talks about Secureframe’s platform for security compliance automation. They automate the compliance process for certifications like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Alan Shimel: Hey, everyone. Welcome to another Techstrong ... Read More
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Qualys Discovers Two Major Vulnerabilities – Techstrong TV

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Bharat Jogi, Director of Security and Threat Research at Qualys, discusses the discovery of two recent vulnerabilities, the 12 year old Linux vulnerability in PolicyKit and easy-to-exploit vulnerability in Snap, a universal application packaging and distribution system developed for Ubuntu. The discussion will include an overview of the vulnerability and ... Read More
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Techstrong TV: 19 Organizations Join OpenSSF

| | open source, OpenSSF, Security Vulnerabilities
OpenSSF announced 19 new organizations have joined OpenSSF to help identify and fix security vulnerabilities in open source software and develop improved tooling, training, research, best practices, and vulnerability disclosure practices. Alan sits down with Brian Behlendorf, General Manager of OpenSSF, to learn more. The video is below followed by ... Read More
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Techstrong TV: Introducing a New Risk Management Platform

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Illusive has announced the launch of its identity risk management platform, which enables organizations to automatically and continuously discover, mitigate and protect against identity risks. A new research report reveals that 1 in 6 endpoints contains unmanaged, misconfigured, or exposed identity risks that leave every organization vulnerable to attack. The ... Read More
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Techstrong TV: Anomali Reveals Current Threat Landscape

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Hugh talks about The Anomali Cybersecurity Insights Report 2022 which provides visibility into the current threat landscape, reveals the top challenges to establishing a resilient cybersecurity posture, and provides details on how enterprises are adjusting their cybersecurity strategies in response to obstacles. The video is below followed by a transcript ... Read More
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Let’s Do Something Worthy of Mike Murray

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Mike Murray By now, everyone who knew him—and even those who did not—know that we lost a giant in the security world last week; our friend Mike Murray. There have been some great articles, countless tweets, LinkedIn and Facebook/Meta posts that attest to what a giant he was in the ... Read More
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