Meet Fred - a seasoned Product Security leader devoted to bringing practical and continuous security to organizations in a frictionless way. His expertise in securing the SDLC, security by default mindset and ability to put himself in engineering teams shoes help to foster strong partnerships that yield efficient solutions to infuse security in-band of engineering processes.
Before transitioning to Product Security, Fred spent many years working on the Ops engineering side of things in various industries and countries. This experience has given him a unique perspective on security, allowing him to approach it with empathy and a strong engineering angle.
Fred is an open-source enthusiast, Linux advocate, and a former maintainer of DefectDojo -- a flagship OWASP application vulnerability management project. He holds a master's degree in Business Intelligence and Databases from Boston University.
When not immersed in the world of security, Fred enjoys spending quality time with his wife and children in Switzerland where they enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, and cycling.
You can connect with Fred on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredblaise.