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title: Why “Shift Left” Failed—And What to Do Instead
description: "\"Shift left” promised better security by bringing it earlier into the development lifecycle—but reality didn’t live up to the promise. Instead, security became a burden developers were expected to carry without the tools or context to do it effectively."
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Why “Shift Left” Failed—And What to Do Instead

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"Shift left” promised better security by bringing it earlier into the development lifecycle—but reality didn’t live up to the promise. Instead, security became a burden developers were expected to carry without the tools or context to do it effectively.

In this session, technology leaders who have lived it explore why “shift left” failed and what a more scalable, developer-aligned approach looks like. We’ll discuss how platform engineering can nurture security in the systems developers already use—without slowing velocity or introducing friction. For teams tired of DevSecOps buzzwords and ready for real solutions, this is the fireside chat for you.

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### Kelly Shortridge

###### VP, Security Management – Security - Fastly

 Kelly Shortridge is VP of Product Management for Security at Fastly and lead author of Security Chaos Engineering. A widely respected voice on system resilience and modern security strategy, Kelly is known for challenging outdated paradigms and shaping pragmatic, developer-friendly solutions.

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### Lorraine Bellon

###### Senior Security Specialist - Fastly

 Lorraine Bellon (she/her) is in the security product organization at Fastly. She has a wide variety of academic and professional expertise in application security, network security, cloud security, privacy and data governance, and emerging technologies. She is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.

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### Anna Jensen

###### Technical Product Manager, Security - Fastly

Anna Jensen is a Technical Product Manager in the Security organization at Fastly. Her background spans engineering leadership, product development, and business communication. She brings a multidisciplinary approach to building secure, developer-friendly tools that drive efficiency and resilience across modern systems. She is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.

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