In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, Andre Van Klaveren talks about his decades-long journey through IT, software development, and application security, culminating in the reboot of the OWASP St. Louis chapter. They discuss the history and importance of OWASP, community building in a post-pandemic world, and how risk-based thinking and strong fundamentals drive effective security practices. Andre also shares practical advice for anyone curious about joining a security meetup and the significance of influencing positive change within teams.https://owasp.org/www-chapter-saint-louis/We organize our meetups on Meetup.com:https://www.meetup.com/owasp-saint-louis-chapter/https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrevanklaveren/Andre is a seasoned technologist who has spent more than 30 years in the trenches of IT, software development, and architecture. For the past 15 years, he's been laser-focused on application security - finding and fixing the vulnerabilities before they become problems. He’s passionate about building secure software and loves connecting with others in the security community to share ideas.Outside of work, Andre has what his wife calls 'way too many hobbies,' but you can usually find him either tinkering with a new IoT project, talking on his ham radio, or getting lost in the great outdoors.