SafeStack (aquired by Ninjio)

"The security champions maturity model—that's just the bee's knees. That was the best part for me as a manager." The Head of Cybersecurity of an E-commerce Classified Platform (Gumtree) runs security for 80 developers. Solo. No dedicated AppSec team. His solution? SafeStack's out-of-the-box platform took 30 minutes to set up and launched a thriving Security Champions program. Now, security is discussed daily, volunteers are stepping up, and culture has shifted from negative to positive. The hardest part about scaling security isn't the technology—it's getting structure without burning out. Les found both.

Here's the AppSec staffing reality nobody talks about: → Average time to hire AppSec engineer: 6+ months → Average salary: $150K-$200K + equity + benefits → Team size when companies typically hire: 100+ developers → What happens before then: Hope, duct tape, and ignored vulnerabilities SafeStack's Managed Application Security Service changes the equation: Get embedded AppSec expertise for a fraction of a single hire. Threat modeling on your features. Code reviews when they matter. Security champions building in your team. Audit prep before the panic. Perfect for teams of 10-100 developers who are building products people love—and need to keep them secure without enterprise budgets. Your code ships daily. Your security shouldn't wait until you're "big enough" to hire.

Learn how the Head of Cybersecurity explains how he scales security across 80 developers without a dedicated AppSec team. "The usability and approachability of getting developers—who really aren't that keen to spend time on security training—to actually engage. The SafeStack platform was very simple and very comfortable to get started on." 30 minutes to set up. Monthly Security Champions meetings. Culture shift from skeptical to engaged. This is what practical security looks like when you're a team of one.

The impossible choice small dev teams face every day. Option A: Hire a full-time AppSec engineer you can't afford yet. Option B: Pay for annual pentesting that finds problems too late. Option C: Hope your developers figure it out while shipping features. There's an Option D: SafeStack's Managed Application Security Service. Get embedded AppSec expertise that works with your team—threat modeling new features, reviewing critical code, building security champions, prepping for audits. All the guidance you need without the $200K hire. See how companies with 10-100 developers are getting enterprise-level security without enterprise budgets. Because your team is building the future. Let's make sure it's secure from day one.

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