Jul 15, 2025

What are some appsec basics? There's no monolithic appsec role. Broadly speaking, appsec tends to branch into engineering or compliance paths, each with different areas of focus despite having shared vocabularies and the (hopefully!) shared goal of protecting software, data, and users.

The better question is, "What do you want to secure?"

We discuss the Cybersecurity Skills Framework put together by the OpenSSF and the Linux Foundation and how you might prepare for one of its job families. The important basics aren't about memorizing lists or technical details, but demonstrating experience in working with technologies, understanding how they can fail, and being able to express concerns, recommendations, and curiosity about their security properties.

Resources:

• https://cybersecurityframework.io
• https://owasp.org/www-project-cheat-sheets/
• https://blog.cloudflare.com/rfc-8446-aka-tls-1-3/
• https://aflplus.plus/
• https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-339