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In an open letter to President Obama, a member of the Open Web Application Security Project tells why pending legislation on threat-intel sharing doesn’t go far enough. Dear President Obama, Modern business has reached a point today that attackers can trigger serious security incidents and data breaches with minimal technical sophistication. Industry deploys countless security…
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Do you have a new piece of interesting and timely research? We have a limited number of final speaking slots for new and amazing material. Call for papers round 2 closes August 7, 2015 – 11:59pm Pacific.…
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Here are 4 reasons why AppSecUSA is the premier conference for CISO’s, developers, and security experts to discuss new approaches to secure web applications – September 22-25, 2015 in downtown San Francisco. TAKE A SELFIE WITH FACEBOOK’s NEW CSO, the Chief Cybersecurity Official at DHS, Microsoft’s MVP for Developer Security, and so many other web…
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The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), the worldwide nonprofit organization focused on improving the security of software, today announced the final agenda for this year’s AppSec USA along with the addition of new Lightning Trainings that will enable attendees to learn about the latest in Web application security during short, daily sessions. The four-day…
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Lightning trainings are one hour open source and free training sessions that run alongside the conference talks on Thursday, Sept 24 and Friday, Sept 25. Lightning trainings are included with general conference admission. The goal of lightening trainings is to teach the students a new skill within the one hour through hands-on exercises. The student should…
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Our nonprofit community with 200 chapters in more than 100 countries globally is deeply invested in enabling everyone to make informed security decisions by elevating the focus on software security. This mission is embodied in our largest outreach efforts—AppSec conferences—that disseminate security knowledge through technical talks, panels, hands-on training sessions, keynotes and more. With recent…
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The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), the worldwide nonprofit organization focused on improving the security of software, today announced deputy under secretary for cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), the chief cybersecurity official for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Phyllis Schneck as the third keynote for AppSec USA 2015.…
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[UPDATE] Alex Stamos is now the CSO of Facebook, formerly the CISO of Yahoo. This blog article is updated but the linked press release below reflects his former title. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), the worldwide nonprofit organization focused on improving the security of software, today announced Facebook CSO Alex Stamos and Microsoft MVP…
