Baking a Security Community From Scratch

Learn how to build a thriving security community from the ground up in this lightning talk that shares practical strategies and reproducible methods for community development. Discover the specific steps OSTIF has implemented over the past year to create an engaged community focused on security audits, drawing members from across the open source ecosystem around this constantly evolving topic. Explore adaptable techniques that function like a recipe - customizable to fit your specific needs and goals when creating your own community. Gain valuable insights into overcoming the intimidation factor of starting a community while understanding the labor and time investment required. Understand how to leverage passion and desire for engagement to build meaningful connections around pivotal aspects of the open source world, with methods specifically tailored for the security sector that can provide confidence for aspiring community builders.