Category: Video Interview

In the past, the role of security was for a specific team in the final stage of development. Now, in the collaborative framework of DevOps, security is a shared responsibility integrated from end to end. In our recent interviews, we featured Larry Maccherone who is DevSecOps Transformation at Contrast Security. He answered some of our basic questions – What is the difference between DevOps and DevSecOps?

Larry said it’s a mindset that is so important, which led to coining the term “DevSecOps’ ‘. It emphasizes the need to build a security foundation into DevOps initiatives. He shared his experience when the DevOps movement started and what inspired him to share DevSecOps Manifesto. He said the cultural transformation mentality made him think of DevSecOps Manifesto. We also spoke about identification of security flaws, he integrated security flaws with the feedback mechanism. We discussed many of his other incidents that he experienced. Larry also spoke in detail about DevSecOps Transformation, challenges he faced and many more tales.

Interviewee: Larry Maccherone(DevSecOps Transformation at Contrast Security)

Larry served as Principal for his namesake consulting firm where he worked with clients like IBM, Adobe, Oracle, USAA, and Intuit. Before branching out on his own, he became an internationally-recognized author and speaker on Agile Cultural Transformations and Published the largest ever study quantifying the impact of Agile Development Practices while serving as the Director of Analytics and Research for Rally Software.

Larry firmly believes in learning by doing so in his spare time, he is the author of several open source projects which get hundreds of downloads a month and one, node-local storage, which gets over 300,000 downloads a month.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)

“Taking responsibility is a commitment to own your life, to self-leadership, growth and freedom.” – Christopher Avery

We have recently featured Christopher Avery in a video interview with us, he explained in detail about Management Leadership and a Leader. He shared his unique experiences on Responsibility Process and Leadership and highlighted “Leading yourself first” is the step. He illustrates a model of two-minds with amazing examples.

We discussed the difference between Leadership and Responsibility. He says “Every Upset is an Opportunity to learn”. He explained in detail the different mental states of people in an organization. He says Leadership is a by-product of a goal and helping people to achieve the goal. He answered many of our questions on Culture Shaping, Leadership Development and Self-leadership. He also shared on Potential of responsibility in the workplace and life.

Interviewee: Christopher Avery (CEO & Founder of The Responsibility Process)

Christopher is the author of The Responsibility Process: Unlocking Your Natural Ability to Live and Lead with Power and Teamwork Is An Individual Skill: Getting Your Work Done When Sharing Responsibility. He is the Founder & CEO of The Responsibility Company and lives in Austin, Texas USA. Christopher mentors leaders and coaches to unlock and access The Responsibility Process®, the pattern in our minds by which we process thoughts about taking—and avoiding—responsibility. The Responsibility Process shows that leadership is innate in all of us.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)