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Manifesto

The OWASP Security Champions Manifesto is a set of guiding principles crucial to any successful program!

The principles have been drawn from an initial series of in-depth interviews with Application Security leaders from across the globe as part of our wider goal to provide a comprehensive Security Champions playbook.

Key principles

The Ten Key Principles of a Successful Security Champions Program:

  1. Be passionate about security
  2. Start with a clear vision for your program
  3. Secure management support
  4. Nominate a dedicated captain
  5. Trust your champions
  6. Create a community
  7. Promote knowledge sharing
  8. Reward responsibility
  9. Invest in your champions
  10. Anticipate personnel changes

Visual

Download your copy of our principles infographic: Manifesto infographic