Defend the Tanuki!

We've all heard about GitLab, and if we haven't, we've at least heard about that one open-source company with the orange fox logo. Spoiler alert: that ain't no fox. It's a tanuki! But let's not get sidetracked here.

For this online event, we have two amazing speakers offering us exclusive content about keeping an open-source company, where the value of Transparency is paramount, safe and secure. Dominic Couture from Product Security Engineering and Janina Roppelt from the Security Incident Response Team will team up as they do in their daily job to describe how they protect a company where nearly everything is public, what type of threats are out there, and how to do good incident response in an all-remote, global environment.

From the sidelines, Valentine Mairet, incident responder at GitLab and WICCA founder, will kickoff the event with a few words on how GitLab's core values, especially Transparency, shape our approach to security and incident response.

Join us for an engaging and enlightening discussion that goes beyond the basics, into the heart of securing an open-source giant like GitLab. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts and gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to keep an open-source company safe in today's digital world.

Talks

• Valentine will provide insights into how GitLab's core values, especially Transparency, shape our approach to security and incident response. As a founder of WICCA (Women in Cybersecurity Community Association), Valentine brings a unique perspective on diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity.
• Following Valentine's introduction, Dominic Couture will delve into the challenges and strategies of maintaining security in an open-source ecosystem.
• Janina Roppelt will then take the stage to discuss the nuances of managing security incidents in a company that operates remotely across the globe. She will share her experiences and best practices from the Security Incident Response Team, emphasizing how rapid and effective response is achieved, including in an all-remote environment.

Speakers Bio

• As a manager of the GitLab Security Incident Response Team, VM’s work consists of putting out cyber fires with her team, automating all the things and making pretty visuals. She is also the founder of WICCA, the Netherlands-based community of women in cybersecurity. Besides computers, VM likes Star Wars, dinosaurs, deathcore, poetry and useless things like stickers and D&D. If you don’t find her at the Lego store, she’s probably on top of a mountain.
• Dominic is a staff security engineer at GitLab, a weekend bug bounty hunter, and someone who generally loves exploring rabbit holes. While on the job he attempts to prevent vulnerabilities from making it to production and make it easier for developers to write secure code. On the other hand, some of his play time is dedicated to identifying holes where that same process wasn’t so successful in other companies. To contrast with all this screen time, Dominic can often be found in the forest or on top of a mountain in a place with no phone reception.
• Janina is a security engineer and acting manager for the GitLab Security Incident Response Team. With two master's degrees, in Psychology and Computer Science, she brings a unique perspective to her role. Her expertise in both the human and technical aspects of cybersecurity enables her to guide and lead her team effectively. If she's not at her computer doing cyber stuff, she's probably in a Harry Potter store.