AppSec Adventure
Where classic consulting keeps AppSec fragile
Borrowed capacity
Outsourcing can make things move faster for a while, but it doesn't make your AppSec system more resilient. The work gets done externally, while the knowledge and decision-making capability stay outside your organization.
You fail to build internal capability.
Externalized responsibility
External support can create momentum for a while, but momentum built on outside pressure doesn't last. When someone else keeps pushing, reminding, and following up, teams don't learn to carry the responsibility themselves.
You fail to build internal ownership.
Generic solutions
When support relies soley on a predefined framework, your system gets pushed into a model before your terrain is understood. You will see progress, but only measured against the framework, not your actual reality. Your effort gets lost in complexity.
You may fail to solve the actual problem.
