Dev [ Sec ] Ops Transformation at Scale : Larry Maccherone , Contrast Security Tech LIVE Virtual 2023
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“ That ’ s one problem that almost everyone recognises . But I actually think there ’ s some more harmful attributes to this approach , that are actually more significant .
“ And it ’ s the fact that this approach just can ’ t keep up . It ’ s soul-crushing work and it ’ s time consuming . When I started at Comcast , there were roughly the equivalent of 40 full time people essentially doing this cajoling , gatekeeping work all day long .
“ The problem is that there ’ s a high turnover rate in the first 90 days that people come into a job that has this because it ’ s very , very difficult and it ’ s not a lot of fun . And the worst part about it is that the people that stay past those 90 days are the ones that maybe enjoy calling someone ’ s baby ugly all day long .
“ That does not lead to a good , healthy group that has to interact with developers all the time . It ’ s confrontational and enforcing policy is confrontational . And that ’ s also not fun and doesn ’ t feel good to everyone .”
66 September 2023