AI-Driven AppSec: Shan Kulkarni on Nullify, Hiring Challenges, and the Future of Cybersecurity in Australia
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Summary
Shan Kulkarni is the co-founder and CEO of Nullify, a product designed to augment AppSec teams with AI agents capable of carrying out multiple levels of product security work autonomously. Prior to Nullify, Shan worked in roles such as Cloud Operations Lead at UNSW Redback Racing, and Cloud Security Engineer at CMD Solutions Australia.
In this conversation with Cole Cornford, Shan discusses the challenges of starting a business, and in particular the challenges of hiring, the state of AppSec in Australia, what the future might hold for the industry, and plenty more.
Timestamps
1:30 - Shan's career background
5:30 - Why AppSec is so often inefficient and expensive
9:00 - Bigh tech has a monopoly on AppSec talent
12:30 - Shan's journey from consultant to founding a company
15:40 - Biggest mistakes when starting a business
19:20 - Selling products/services to devs is extremely difficult
25:00 - Where Shan sees AppSec going
28:00 - Consolidation of security products
32:00 - What security leaders are struggling with: visibility
34:00 - Rapid fire questions
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