Tanya Janca

Application-security education

Tanya Janca is an application-security practitioner and educator. Through We Hack Purple and conference, community, and training work, she has focused on helping developers and security teams build security into software delivery.

Writing

Her book Alice and Bob Learn Application Security uses practical scenarios to introduce threat modeling, secure design, testing, and incident-minded engineering. It is aimed at people who build or maintain software rather than only dedicated security specialists.

DevSecOps

Janca has been a visible advocate for DevSecOps practices: security work integrated with development and operations rather than treated only as a late-stage review. The approach emphasizes collaboration, repeatable controls, and clear communication of risk.

Timeline

• 2016Founds We Hack Purple, an application-security training and community initiative.
• 2020Publishes <em>Alice and Bob Learn Application Security</em>.
• 2021Contributes to ongoing DevSecOps and application-security community education.