In this OWASP Global AppSec 2025 wrap-up interview from Washington, D.C., CyberRisk TV host Josh Marpet sits down with Avi Douglen, Founder and CEO of Bounce Security and outgoing OWASP Board Chair, for a candid conversation about this year’s conference highlights. Avi reflects on OWASP’s global growth, the unique warmth of its volunteer-driven community, and the organization’s evolving focus on AI-driven security challenges.
From the reboot of the OWASP Threat Modeling Project to the release of the new OWASP Top 10 and the rise of AI security vendors, this discussion captures how OWASP continues to balance innovation, practicality, and collaboration in the AppSec world.
This interview is sponsored by the OWASP GenAI Security Project. Visit https://securityweekly.com/owaspappsec to watch all of CyberRisk TV's interviews from the OWASP 2025 Global AppSec Conference!
AviD is a prominent security architect and software developer, with decades of experience leading development teams in building secure products and protecting complex systems. He has enjoys researching efficient security engineering, usable security, and scaling enterprise security systems. He founded Bounce Security to focus on bringing his own brand of efficient software security to a wider range of technology companies and software developers. Mr. Douglen is a frequent trainer and speaker at industry conferences, such as OWASP, RSA, BSides, and InfoSec, as well as developer conferences such as O’Reilly, DevSecCon, PyCon, and DevOpsDays.
