A tailored course, built for your situation
Influence across more business units with OWASP
Lead secure development practices beyond your immediate team and into broader product and engineering domains using established OWASP frameworks.
$199 one-time
24-hour access provisioning
30-day money-back guarantee
Hand-built implementation playbook
12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Who this is for
Senior individual contributor in software delivery or engineering services, embedded in secure development workflows and positioned to influence beyond their immediate team.
Who this is not for
Managers looking for team-wide compliance training, executives wanting board-level summaries, or technical beginners seeking OWASP fundamentals.
What you walk away with
- Communicate OWASP risks and controls in business-relevant terms to non-security teams
- Embed OWASP benchmarks into cross-team delivery checklists and pipeline gates
- Lead influence cycles with product managers and engineering leads using shared risk frameworks
- Demonstrate measurable reduction in rework due to early security integration
- Scale secure practices across regions and squads without direct authority
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
Module 1. Understanding OWASP's role in modern development
Ground your influence in the most widely adopted application security framework, understood across startups, enterprises, and regulators.
12 chapters in this module
- What is OWASP
- OWASP Top 10 explained
- Common misconceptions about OWASP
- OWASP vs regulatory standards
- Mapping OWASP to business risk
- Security debt and technical tradeoffs
- OWASP in agile environments
- Integrating OWASP early
- Developer adoption barriers
- Security as enabler not gate
- Measuring OWASP maturity
- Benchmarking against peers
Module 2. Translating OWASP for product and business stakeholders
Turn technical findings into shared priorities by reframing OWASP outputs in product delivery and business continuity terms.
12 chapters in this module
- From vulns to velocity risks
- OWASP language for product teams
- Framing risk for roadmap planning
- Cost of delay from security debt
- User trust as business metric
- Security incidents and brand impact
- OWASP in customer conversations
- Non-technical risk narratives
- Tying OWASP to SLA outcomes
- Incident response prep for PMs
- Security storytelling basics
- Tailoring messages by audience
Module 3. Building cross-functional adoption loops
Create feedback and reinforcement cycles so OWASP practices stick across teams without central enforcement.
12 chapters in this module
- Peer review mechanisms
- Embedding checks in PR templates
- Automated feedback in pipelines
- Gamifying secure behaviors
- Internal advocacy networks
- Champion programs basics
- Scaling through enablement
- Feedback loops from incidents
- Post-mortems with action items
- Celebrating secure milestones
- Reducing friction in fixes
- Ownership vs policing models
Module 4. OWASP in CI CD workflows
Operationalize OWASP principles directly into build, test, and deployment stages so they become part of normal work.
12 chapters in this module
- SAST integration basics
- DAST timing and scope
- Dependency scanning setup
- Policy enforcement points
- Fail fast vs fail late
- Custom rule creation
- Reporting without noise
- Pipeline speed vs security
- Handling false positives
- Remediation SLAs
- Tool interoperability
- Audit trail generation
Module 5. Influencing without authority
Lead change across teams where you have no direct control, using credibility, reciprocity, and shared goals.
12 chapters in this module
- Credibility through consistency
- Reciprocal influence patterns
- Finding shared objectives
- Asking powerful questions
- Leveraging existing networks
- Mapping team incentives
- Conflict de-escalation
- Persuasion over mandate
- Documenting shared wins
- Shadow process shaping
- Leading from the middle
- Influence playbooks
Module 6. OWASP in distributed environments
Adapt OWASP practices for remote, global, and asynchronous teams where alignment is harder but more critical.
12 chapters in this module
- Time zone inclusive practices
- Async review processes
- Documentation as contract
- Language and clarity
- Cultural sensitivity in findings
- Distributed ownership models
- Follow-the-sun handoffs
- Centralized logging benefits
- Standardizing across regions
- Legal and compliance variations
- Regulator expectations abroad
- Remote-first security culture
Module 7. Measuring and communicating impact
Show tangible progress from OWASP integration using metrics that resonate with leadership and peers.
12 chapters in this module
- Defining security KPIs
- Tracking mean time to fix
- Vulnerability half-life
- Reduction in critical findings
- Deployment confidence scores
- Security debt tracking
- Sprint health dashboards
- Incident trend reporting
- Cost of insecurity calculations
- Peer recognition signals
- Sharing progress widely
- Non-security metrics affected
Module 8. Scaling OWASP across product lines
Replicate successful implementations across different business units using modular playbooks and lightweight governance.
12 chapters in this module
- Pattern identification
- Reusable control templates
- Cross-product alignment
- Centralized policy hubs
- Lightweight governance
- Tiered compliance models
- Franchise models for security
- Common pitfalls in scaling
- Versioning control sets
- Change control without slowdown
- Feedback from adopters
- Iteration cycles
Module 9. Handling resistance and skepticism
Navigate pushback from developers, product managers, and operations using data, empathy, and reframing.
12 chapters in this module
- Common objections to OWASP
- Empathetic listening techniques
- Reframing security as enablement
- Using peer advocates
- Pilot success stories
- Addressing velocity concerns
- Educational nudges
- Making security easy
- Reducing overhead
- Celebrating early adopters
- Managing scope creep
- Staying constructive under pressure
Module 10. OWASP and regulatory alignment
Map OWASP controls to compliance requirements like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR so they pull double duty.
12 chapters in this module
- OWASP to SOC 2 mapping
- ISO 27001 control overlaps
- GDPR and data protection
- HIPAA considerations
- CCPA and user rights
- NIST CSF alignment
- Audit package readiness
- Evidence collection
- Regulator communication
- Compliance efficiency gains
- Single source of truth
- Cross-standard harmonization
Module 11. Building resilience through proactive design
Shift from reactive fixes to proactive architecture decisions that bake in OWASP principles from the start.
12 chapters in this module
- Threat modeling basics
- Abuse case development
- Secure design patterns
- Architecture decision records
- Security in user stories
- Definition of done enhancements
- Security champions in design
- Early integration benefits
- Reducing late-cycle rework
- Cost avoidance framing
- Secure defaults
- Design system integration
Module 12. Sustaining momentum and evolution
Keep OWASP practices alive and relevant as technologies and threats evolve, avoiding stagnation.
12 chapters in this module
- Versioning security controls
- Annual review cycles
- External threat monitoring
- OWASP updates tracking
- Community participation
- Internal upskilling
- Leadership transitions
- Knowledge transfer plans
- Automation refresh cycles
- Feedback from audits
- Staying ahead of trends
- Long-term ownership models
How this maps to your situation
- When rolling out secure coding standards across teams
- Before a major product integration or launch
- During audit preparation cycles
- After a security incident or near miss
Before vs. after
Before
OWASP is treated as a checklist completed in silos, with limited adoption beyond the security team.
After
OWASP is embedded in workflows across product, engineering, and delivery units, with measurable influence and sustained practice.
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: Approximately 3 hours per module, designed for busy practitioners to complete at their own pace over 6, 8 weeks.
If nothing changes
Without intentional influence strategies, OWASP adoption remains inconsistent, leaving security gaps and missed opportunities for leadership visibility.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic security awareness or compliance courses, this program focuses on practical influence and implementation patterns specifically for individual contributors leading change across decentralized teams.
Frequently asked
Who is this course for?
Senior individual contributors in engineering, security, or delivery roles who need to influence secure practices across teams without direct authority.
How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Is prior OWASP experience required?
No. The course starts with foundational concepts and builds into advanced influence and scaling techniques.
$199 one-time. Approximately 3 hours per module, designed for busy practitioners to complete at their own pace over 6, 8 weeks..
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.
30-day money-back guarantee·
144 chapters·
Hand-built playbook included·
Account access within 24 hours