NCSG AUGUST 2025 | Beyond coverage and capability in appsec

Tonight we'll have Cole Cornford of NCSG, Galah Cyber and UON alumni presenting on Appsec!

Enterprise application security programs are traditionally measured on their capability to address specific aspects of the technology stack, and then the coverage for rolling that out across the enterprise. While this sounds effective, it's anything but as can be seen by the proliferation of ASPM and AI-AST based products and their subsequent wringing in the markets.

So what should modern product security functions aim for? In this talk I'll outline a different Five I's that defines the baseline for an effective ProdSec function and how you can take quick steps as either a scale-up business or enterprise to align and move forward

Event details:

Venue: 16 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle (The University of Newcastle 'Q Building') - second floor

Food: PIZZAS Provided, please inform us of dietary requirements when RSVPing

Drink: Non-alcoholic provided

Getting there/parking/public transport:

• Event location is here
• Please try and get in the door before 6:10pm. We check occasionally but you might get stuck outside in the cold for a while.
• The car park behind the building is free after 5PM, and generally has plenty of room.
• The closest public transport point is Honeysuckle Light Rail Station, which will take you to Newcastle Interchange and beyond every ~7min or so. Walk along Honeysuckle Drive for a better-lit pathway.

The rest:

If you’re experiencing any symptoms representative of COVID-19, please don’t attend. We’ll miss you, but the health/safety of attendees is paramount.

NCSG is a community group determined to improve and uplift the Newcastle cybersecurity community. We meet monthly (on the last Wednesday of each month) and have a bunch of interesting speakers, from local legends to heavy hitters in the enterprise world.

Want to learn more? Be sure to follow us on LinkedIn or visit newwwie.com, join the community and come and chat in the #security channel.

Keen on speaking? Reach out at the event, or message us here.