Steve Pettit, an Associate Director at Verizon, holds a Masters of Science in Cybersecurity and CISSP certification, bringing more than 35 years of cybersecurity experience, with 25 of those years dedicated to Application Security. He has been a pivotal figure in the field, evangelizing the space, creating tools like AppScan and the first Application Firewall, while developing concepts such as the Positive Security model. A popular speaker, patent holder, and author. Steve has spent the last 15 years at Verizon, where he and his team established a world-class Static Analysis Security Testing process, widely regarded as the industry's best. Currently, he leads four teams: SAST, OSS UI, Secrets Detection, and AppSec Event Management. Steve is actively leveraging AI to tackle complex problems and advance Application Security, with a keen interest in AI's transformative impact on the role of Application Security professionals.