Tanya Janca

Tanya Janca is a prominent figure in application security, currently serving as the Head of Education and Community at Semgrep since July 2023, where the focus is on training customers in secure coding practices and growing the community through engaging educational initiatives. In addition to current roles at IANS as a Faculty Member and Katilyst as an Advisory Board Member, Tanya founded We Hack Purple Academy, a platform dedicated to Application Security, DevSecOps, and Cloud Security training. With extensive experience including a former CEO role at Security Sidekick and a Senior Cloud Advocate position at Microsoft, Tanya has developed a strong expertise in security advocacy and software development, complemented by educational achievements in Computer Engineering Technology and French language studies.