Tactical AppSec Field Guide

Unlock the Power of Secure Code with Tactical AppSec

A Practical Handbook for Secure Development Leadership

Forget dry academic manuals and checklist-heavy compliance guides. Tactical AppSec: A Champions’ Field Guide is your hands-on playbook, crafted specifically for developers and champions like you—those who write, review, deploy, and secure code. It’s designed to meet you where you are, helping you tackle real-world security challenges with practical, actionable solutions.

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You don’t need to be a security expert or memorize every CVE.

What you need is:

Tactical AppSec gives you the knowledge and strategies to integrate security seamlessly into your workflow and empower your team to build safer, more resilient applications.

A solid understanding of common threats

Tools that work in your environment

The confidence to advocate for secure practices that stick

Who It's For

Built for the people who write, review, deploy, and secure code.

Developers

Security Champions

AppSec & Security Teams

Engineering Leaders

What's inside the guide?

A hands-on playbook for tackling real-world security challenges.

Understand the Threats That Matter

Cover the OWASP Top 10 and CWE Top 25, and get a clear understanding of what to look out for on the threat landscape.

Build Threat Models that Actually Help

Forget documentation theater. Learn how to create actionable, useful threat models.

Master Secure Code Reviews

Go beyond syntax and learn how to do real code reviews that improve security.

Leverage Powerful Tools

Learn how to use SAST, DAST, IAST, and RASP—without bogging down your pipeline.

Lead with Influence

Being a Security Champion isn’t just about knowledge. Discover how to spread the message, teach, and get buy-in across your entire team.