Teaching the OWASP Top 10 to Beginning Developers with Olivia Liddell!

For beginning developers who are starting to learn the basics of coding, learning about application security can often feel daunting and overwhelming. To make this process easier, Olivia has created a workbook that beginning developers can use to supplement their study of the OWASP Top 10.

During this interview, Olivia will discuss best practices for teaching security concepts to beginners. She will also cover the approaches that she took in developing her workbook, including:

- Teaching the OWASP Top 10 in an order that is more accessible for beginners
- Immersing developers in “the language of security” as a foundational step
- Incorporating ongoing reflection and metacognition into the learning process

Olivia will then discuss the results of the workbook’s pilot test and ideas for future development.

OUR GUEST: OLIVIA LIDDELL (@oliravi)

Olivia Liddell is a Technical Curriculum Developer at Amazon Web Services, where she creates training courses for AWS Cloud fundamentals. Previously, Olivia worked as a middle school teacher in Chicago Public Schools and as an educational technology consultant to support various colleges and universities. She frequently speaks at conferences on topics such as mentoring, team building, and social engineering.
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