Talking the language of business: Translating security into dollars with Terry O'Daniel at Amplitude

Lacework Editorial·July 13, 2023·2 min read

This episode of Code to Cloud features an interview with Terry O’Daniel, Acting Head of Security at Amplitude. Amplitude is a product analytics platform that helps businesses to track visitors with the help of collaborative analytics. Terry joined the company in October of 2022 as Head of GRC. Prior to Amplitude, he led Governance, Risk, and Compliance within Infrastructure Engineering at Instacart. On this episode, Terry and host Tim Chase discuss the failed promise of DevSecOps, aligning with business objectives, and how to translate security into dollars.

Listen to the full episode to hear Terry’s thoughts on:

Why is shifting left so hard?
Why is continuous improvement a key part of DevSecOps?
How important is leadership in DevOps?
Is it more effective for a CISO to come from a GRC background or an engineering background?
What’s been Terry’s biggest learning of his career?
What’s one tool Terry can’t live without?

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About Terry: Terry O’Daniel is Acting Head of Security at Amplitude, a product analytics platform that helps businesses to track visitors with the help of collaborative analytics. He joined the company in October of 2022 as Head of GRC. Prior to Amplitude, he led Governance, Risk, and Compliance within Infrastructure Engineering at Instacart. Drawing on his background in Engineering and Security, Terry builds teams that are focused on applying technology to solve GRC problems at scale via automation and instrumentation rather than compliance-by-spreadsheet. Terry also served as the interim head of Security during a period of high growth, and he brings a strong focus on cyber risk management to the everyday operations of keeping Instacart’s systems compliant and data secure. Prior to Instacart, Terry built the Security Assurance function at Netflix, the 2LOD Technology Risk & Compliance functions at Salesforce, and the GRC function within Production Engineering at Yahoo! Terry has also worked in quantitative-risk and cybersecurity consulting, and he has worn many hats at smaller startups.