Security Champion Explained | How Security Champions Build Product Security at Scale
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What is a Security Champion, and why are Security Champions critical to building secure products without slowing down engineering teams?
This video explains the real role of a Security Champion and how Security Champions become the backbone of modern product security programs. Instead of relying only on central security teams, organizations use Security Champions to embed security directly into engineering, DevOps, QA, and agile teams.
A Security Champion acts as the bridge between security teams and the rest of the organization. They help developers make secure decisions early, reduce risk across the SDLC, and create a culture where security is part of daily work, not an afterthought.
This video also introduces the Certified Security Champion Program by Practical DevSecOps, a hands-on certification designed to help engineers and technical leaders become effective Security Champions in real world environments.
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Why Security Champions Matter in Product Security 🔐
As organizations scale, security teams cannot review everything. Security Champions solve this problem by distributing security ownership across teams.
Security Champions help organizations by:
• Acting as the backbone of the security program
• Embedding product security into engineering workflows
• Translating security requirements into practical actions
• Reducing risk early instead of reacting late
• Helping security teams scale without becoming blockers
This approach is used by high performing engineering organizations across the US and EU.
What This Video Covers 🎥
• What a Security Champion really does
• How Security Champions support product security
• Where Security Champions fit inside organizations
• The technical and soft skills required for the role
• How hands-on training prepares real Security Champions
This video is ideal for software engineers, DevOps engineers, QA professionals, Scrum Masters, and engineering leaders.
Inside the Certified Security Champion Program 🧠
The Certified Security Champion course by Practical DevSecOps is a first of its kind hands-on program that brings all Security Champion skills into one place.
The course is delivered fully in-browser with real labs. No software downloads. No complex setup.
You also get 24 by 7 instructor support via Mattermost, so questions are answered in minutes, not days.
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Skills You Build as a Security Champion 📚
Application Security and secure coding fundamentals
Hands-on code review and vulnerability identification
Risk management aligned with business continuity
Threat modeling and attack surface analysis
DevSecOps pipelines and secure SDLC practices
Infrastructure as Code security
Agile communication and conflict resolution
These are the exact skills required to run successful Security Champion programs.
Certification and Career Impact 🚀
After completing the course, you can earn the Certified Security Champion certification, a globally recognized credential trusted by organizations worldwide.
• Demonstrate real Security Champion skills
• Stand out in product security and AppSec roles
• Join 5,000 plus professionals trained by Practical DevSecOps
• Be recognized by employers across US and EU
Who Should Watch This Video 👥
Software engineers
DevOps engineers
QA and test engineers
Scrum Masters and agile leads
Engineering managers
Anyone building or joining a Security Champion program
If you want a clear and practical explanation of Security Champions and how they strengthen product security, this video is for you.
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📌About Practical DevSecOps:
Practical DevSecOps (a Hysn Technologies Inc company) offers vendor-neutral, practical, and hands-on DevSecOps training and certification programs for IT Professionals. Our online training and certifications are focused on modern areas of information security, including DevOps Security, Cloud-Native Security, Cloud Security & Container security. The certifications are achieved after rigorous tests(12-24 hour exams) of skill and are considered the most valuable in the information security field.
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