About this episode

Richard Campbell interviews Tanya Janca about how sysadmins can help developers create more secure applications.

How can sysadmins help software developers work securely and make more secure applications? While at NDC in Toronto, Richard sat down with Tanya Janca of SheCodesPurple to discuss what admins can do to help address the security challenges software developers face. Tanya talks about securing development environment and pipelines - developers routinely work from high privilege accounts because their tools require it, and as a result, have become the targets of black hats to get access to accounts, keys, and other exploitable resources. There are plenty of tools available to help work through the issues, including the latest AI-powered tools. LLMs can also help generate more secure code in the first place, and Tanya has created a set of prompts you can use to create more secure software. The threat landscape is shifting with these tools, and we need to act quickly to resist the new attacks!

People in this episode

Host: Richard Campbell

Guest: Tanya Janca

Topics covered

• software security
• developer tools
• sysadmin support
• AI in development
• secure coding practices

Keywords

• software developers
• security challenges
• development environment
• AI-powered tools
• secure software

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SheCodesPurple

Places: NDC in Toronto

More episodes of RunAs Radio

• Finding Security Vulnerabilities using AI with Sami Laiho · July 14, 2026 · 38 min
• Implementing Azure Policies with Barbara Forbes · July 7, 2026 · 36 min
• AI-Accelerated Supply Chain Attacks with Mackenzie Jackson · June 30, 2026 · 37 min
• 47 Day Certificates with Todd Gardner · June 16, 2026 · 38 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the RunAs Radio podcast page.