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Security Champion Leader’s Guide

Lead the Movement. Build the Culture. Scale Security.

A Leader’s Guide to Building and Scaling Security Champion Programs

You’ll get proven strategies to launch, scale, and sustain a Champion program, plus frameworks and templates you can put into practice immediately. Whether you’re building from scratch or leveling up a mature program, this is your playbook to scale security through people—and finally keep pace with development.
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Developers are shipping faster than security can keep up.

Risk is already embedded in your pipelines:

Security Champion programs are how leading organizations turn the tide, embedding security where it matters most: inside the code.

Shadow code
Mounting vulnerabilities
Overstretched AppSec teams
Who It's For

Built for the leaders scaling security through people.

Champion Program Leads

AppSec & Security Leaders

Engineering Leaders

Security Champions

What's inside the guide?

A practical handbook for shipping AI-assisted code that’s small, reviewable, and secure by default.
01

Design

Design a program that fits your organization, not a one-size-fits-all template.
02

Recruit and onboard

Recruit and onboard Champions from across engineering and beyond.
03

Engage

Keep engagement high with gamification, rituals, and recognition that actually work.
04

Measure

Measure success with impact, not vanity metrics, and communicate it to leadership.
05

Scale

Scale sustainably with strategies for long-term growth and culture change.
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