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RESOURCES

Research, guides, and things worth reading.

Original research, practitioner guides, and recorded conversations with the people running ally programs inside their organizations. Learn from those who have been there before.

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The State of Security Champions Report

Survey data from 33 organizations, benchmarked against BSIMM15. How programs are actually run today: what they prioritize, how they measure success, and where they get stuck.

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GETTING STARTED

The Security Champion Program Success Guide

Our culture program methodology in seven steps, designed to be run again each time you learn something. It's used by teams who've never spoken to us, and that's the point.

The Library

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BSidesSF 2026 - Level Up Your Threat Modeling: Turning Security Into a Team Adventure

What if your next threat modeling session felt like game night? Join Katilyst CEO, Stanley Harris, to learn how to turn security reviews into interactive adventures where devs collaborate, compete, and conquer threats, earning XP and leveling up as they make software safer and more resilient.

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Security Champions Explained: Dustin Lehr's Proven Approach

Recorded live at Black Hat Vegas 2025, this conversation dives deep into how organizations can scale security from within by empowering developers and creating a culture of security advocacy.

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Building an AI Security Champions Program

Join sponsor Snyk and host ISC2 to learn how to build an AI-ready Security Champions Program from the ground up, empowering developers to advocate for security across both human-written and AI-generated code.

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The Role of Cybersecurity Ambassadors in Improving Enterprise Security Posture

Read this blog to build effective Cybersecurity Ambassador programs that strengthen resilience and drive lasting behavioral change.

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The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Building a Culture of Security

Read how the security team at AWS launched their program with a vision to foster security ownership and help developers build services that are secure by design.

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Security Champions: The Importance of Threat Modeling

This article outlines some of the key assistance that will aid the building and use of threat models through a champions program.

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Our Blog

Insights from our Founders and allies around culture transformation, Security Champion programs, and more!

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Security Champion Panel Discussions

Hosted by Katilyst’s own Dustin Lehr, these conversations bring together cybersecurity experts from diverse industries to share invaluable insights on building and strengthening Security Champion programs.

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