From CISA to Starting Up: Shifting Secure by Design at Scale
Jack Cable
BSides NYC 2025 (0x05) · Day 1 · Entrepreneur
Jack Cable, CEO and co-founder of Corridor, delivered a compelling talk at BSides NYC, tracing his journey from leading the "Secure by Design" initiative at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to founding a startup focused on securing AI coding. The presentation dissected the persistent challenge of preventable software vulnerabilities, arguing that despite decades of awareness, fundamental security flaws continue to plague the digital landscape. Cable emphasized the critical need to shift the burden of cybersecurity responsibility from end-users to software vendors, advocating for a proactive, design-centric approach to security.
AI review
Cable has real credentials — top bug bounty hunter, led CISA's Secure by Design initiative, now building in the space he was regulating. The talk is an honest case study / strategic overview hybrid that's worth attending for the insider perspective on why voluntary government pledges fail. It won't break new ground for anyone already in the field, but it's substantive enough to earn its slot.