Businesses struggle to address security flaws efficiently for many reasons, including understaffed teams and lack of security-aware developers. Lax application security can cause major issues that negatively impact both reputation and customer experience. The sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the risks of a poor security culture. 

Developer security champions act as the security stakeholder within the developer team. This report is a blueprint for security leaders, detailing five steps to empower developer security champions to create more secure applications.