Today, I’m excited to be joined by Terry O’Daniel, former global head of security at Amplitude, Instacart, and Netflix, and a trusted advisor in the security space. Terry thrives in high-growth environments and loves tackling complex challenges.

With a strong background in engineering and security, he builds teams that focus on solving security problems at scale through automation and instrumentation.

Terry is also a frequent public speaker and passionate advocate for product security. And recently, he joined Harvard as the Head TA for Security Lifecycle Threats.

In this episode, we break down how SLAs enforce real accountability, why security leaders are constantly under pressure, and why ignoring identity and data structures is a recipe for failure. 

We also discuss how operating under pressure can surprisingly lead to better decision-making and what the future of product security will look like.

Dive right in!