Houston

Welcome to OWASP Houston
The Houston Chapter will focus around Web Application Security issues with discussions on application layer vulnerabilties, penetration testing, and secure coding practices within the numerous development languages. Our chapter will meet on the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month and participation in OWASP Houston is free and open to all. Please subscribe to the mailing list for meeting announcements. Our chapter's meetings are informal and encourage open discussion of all aspects of application security. Anyone in our area interested in web application security is welcome to attend. We encourage attendees to give short presentations about specific topics. If you would like to make a presentation, or have any questions about the Houston Chapter, send an email to [mailto:owasp_at_icrew.org David Nester].

Next Chapter Meeting :: October 10, 2007
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Time:
 * 5:30-6:00 Reception and Networking
 * 6:00-6:15 Welcome and Announcements
 * 6:15-7:30 Presentation

Presentation
 * During this presentation, Jeremiah Grossman will draw upon his extensive website security experience to discuss the most creative, useful and interesting Web attack techniques discovered in 2007, focusing on the top ten. This year has been significant for website hacking, with issues ranging from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery, to confusion about the impact of AJAX and Javascript vulnerabilities on Web 2.0 sites. Mr. Grossman will address these issues, including debunking the myth of AJAX insecurity.

Location Microsoft Campus One Briar Lake Plaza 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S. #350 Houston, TX 77042 Phone: (832) 252-4300 Microsoft (MAP)

Geek Food will be provided

Meeting Sponsor


 * Accuvant

Meeting Calendar
  October 10, 2007: Top 10 Website Attack Techniques  Jeremiah Grossman, Founder/CTO of WhiteHat Security  Overview: During this presentation, Jeremiah Grossman will draw upon his extensive website security experience to discuss the most creative, useful and interesting Web attack techniques discovered in 2007, focusing on the top ten. This year has been significant for website hacking, with issues ranging from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery, to confusion about the impact of AJAX and Javascript vulnerabilities on Web 2.0 sites. Mr. Grossman will address these issues, including debunking the myth of AJAX insecurity. Presenter Bio: Jeremiah Grossman is the founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, considered a world-renowned expert in Web security, co-founder of the Web Application Security Consortium, and recently named to InfoWorld's Top 25 CTOs for 2007. Mr. Grossman is a frequent speaker at industry events including the BlackHat Briefings, ISACA, CSI, OWASP, Vanguard, ISSA, OWASP, Defcon, etc. He has authored of dozens of articles and white papers, credited with the discovery of many cutting-edge attack and defensive techniques, and co-author of XSS Attacks. Mr. Grossman is frequently quoted in major media publications such as InfoWorld, USA Today, PCWorld, Dark Reading, SC Magazine, SecurityFocus, C-Net, SC Magazine, CSO, and InformationWeek. Prior to WhiteHat he was an information security officer at Yahoo! 

 November 14, 2007: Threat Modeling: A Secure Development Tool for Security Professionals  John Dickson, CISSP Denim Group  Overview:  Coming Soon!  Presenter Bio: John's technical background includes over 15 years of experience with intrusion detection systems, telephony security and application security in the commercial and DoD arenas. He is a founder of the Alamo Chapter of ISSA, a principal at Denim Group, and a founder and chairman of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI). He regularly speaks for security groups including ISSA and ISACA and at national security conferences including the Annual Computer Security Institute (CSI) Conference and ConSec 2006. 



Past Presentations

 * June 5, 2007 :: Web 2.0 Presentation Download Presentation by Dan Cornell of the Denim Group.  With the integration of new technologies into web application development, there are more security dangers than ever before to be found in the application layer.  This session discusses the landscape of web application security, new technologies being used in developing web applications and web services and the implications these have on system security.  Technical vulnerabilities in web applications such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) will be discussed alongside logical, business-level issues.  The evolution of these flaws will be tracked as traditional web applications have expanded to include Web 2.0, AJAX and web services capabilities.  The goal of the presentation is to educate developers, project managers and quality assurance personnel about the risks inherent in developing web applications and provide meaningful recommendations for addressing those risks during the software development lifecycle. Sprajax Download.


 * August 8, 2007: Atrysk Security :: Presentation Download (go to BLOG -> DOWNLOADS)  Today, hackers are manipulating Web applications inside the corporate firewall, enabling them to access and sabotage corporate and customer data as we’ve seen with very highly publicized Web hacking events in 2005 such as MySpace.com, Paris Hilton’s T-mobile phone compromise, and the perl.santy worm. Given even a tiny hole in a company’s Web application code, an experienced intruder armed with only a Web browser and a little determination can break into most Web sites. The reality is traditional Internet security is not enough because these methods do not ensure the security of your entire Web presence by checking Web application content (HTML pages, scripts, proprietary applications, cookies, and other Web servers). With the ever-increasing threat of cyber attacks, today’s Web environment has made application security an essential element in the application development lifecycle. We will explain and demonstrate with common Web attacks such as SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), AJAX [in]Security and Session Hijacking why applications are increasingly at risk of malicious attack because of security defects and how easily they are exploited.


 * September 12, 2007: Fortify Software Bytecode instrumentation allows a user to inject additional code into an application’s binary. This technique has traditionally been used to measure the runtime performance and test coverage of Web applications. However, bytecode instrumentation has other promising uses, including software security. As the overall security space evolves from the outside-in approach we saw with Web Application Firewalls in the 1990s, bytecode instrumentation provides the perfect opportunity to embed security into the application itself. This talk will provide an overview of bytecode instrumentation, demonstrate how the technology works, and show some concrete ways it can be used to inject security features into an application after it has been developed.


 * October 10, 2007 :: Web 2.0 Presentation Download Presentation by Dan Cornell of the Denim Group.  With the integration of new technologies into web application development, there are more security dangers than ever before to be found in the application layer.  This session discusses the landscape of web application security, new technologies being used in developing web applications and web services and the implications these have on system security.  Technical vulnerabilities in web applications such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) will be discussed alongside logical, business-level issues.  The evolution of these flaws will be tracked as traditional web applications have expanded to include Web 2.0, AJAX and web services capabilities.  The goal of the presentation is to educate developers, project managers and quality assurance personnel about the risks inherent in developing web applications and provide meaningful recommendations for addressing those risks during the software development lifecycle. Sprajax Download.