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You are invited to join OWASP global board members Michael Coates and Jim Manico for a Reddit AMA on Thursday, July 30 at 1:30pm PT/ 4:30pm ET. Michael and Jim will answer questions on cloud, app and mobile security. Michael and Jim are hosting the AMA to discuss the latest challenges in application security and…
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Twitter Inc.’s trust and information security officer tells CIO Journal that companies make the mistake of worrying too much about elite types of attacks and not enough about following security basics. Those basics include knowing where the company’s data is, knowing where its machines are, patching them quickly and controlling who has access to information.…
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Michael Coates, trust and information security officer at Twitter and global board member of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), suggests encryption gets more credit than it deserves. “Encryption is thrown around as the solution to prevent people from seeing your data,” said Coates in an interview at InformationWeek’s San Francisco office. “But if…
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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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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…
