Projects/Reports/2013-12-07

= OWASP Global Projects Report =


 * Project Numbers
 * Active Projects: 164
 * Inactive Projects: 67


 * New OWASP Projects
 * OWASP File Format Validation Project
 * OWASP Androïck Project
 * OWASP SafeNuGet Project


 * Projects Under Review
 * OWASP Cheat Sheets Project
 * OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer Project
 * Xenotix XSS Exploit Framework
 * OWASP Cornucopia Project
 * Project reviews are on hold until we can fill the Technical Project Advisor volunteer roles.

Currently Working On

 * Technical Project Advisory Roles
 * The interviews for the six advisory roles are complete.
 * I have finished choosing each advisor for each role.
 * I have let each successful candidate know of their role allocation.
 * Each successful candidate has now confirmed acceptance of their role allocation
 * I have reached out to them with more information about our review process and OWASP Projects in general.
 * I have also asked them to create wiki accounts, and I have asked them to let me know when they are available for our initial meeting.
 * I am currently putting together a story that will announce this initiative on our blog.


 * Determining Active Project Status
 * This is a status update on this initiative.
 * I am reaching out to each leader individually to confirm these pieces of data for all 164 projects.
 * Flagship projects are completed.
 * Labs are completed.
 * I am currently working on finalizing the Incubator projects.


 * Technical Project Advisory Roles
 * The interviews for the six advisory roles are complete.
 * I have finished choosing each advisor for each role.
 * I have let each successful candidate know of their role allocation.
 * Each successful candidate has now confirmed acceptance of their role allocation
 * I have reached out to them with more information about our review process and OWASP Projects in general.
 * I have also asked them to create wiki accounts, and I have asked them to let me know when they are available for our initial meeting.
 * I am currently putting together a story that will announce this initiative on our blog.


 * Project Summit: AppSec USA 2013
 * The team is now in the fundraising stage.
 * We have managed to raise $500.00 from the OWASP Boston Chapter.
 * We have also raised more funds thanks to the OWASP Long Island Chapter.
 * Women in Security Sponsorship Document: AppSec USA 2013
 * We have reached out to several organizations and OWASP Chapters to seek sponsorship for this program.
 * You can find more information on the AppSec USA website.
 * The total amount we are requesting is $6,000.00 to cover conference fee, training fee, travel and accommodation for both winners.
 * We continue to work hard with our fundraising efforts to bringing this initiative to AppSec USA 2013.


 * Personal Development
 * I am still taking my online course from Coursera.
 * The course topic is Information Security and Risk Management in Context.


 * Daily Project based queries and requests
 * This has not changed much since I began the post: questions are very similar in nature.
 * Global AppSec questions.
 * Funding queries.
 * Travel availability.
 * Project based administrative help.
 * Project status information.
 * Several project donations questions.
 * Marketing questions.
 * Grant funding questions.
 * OWASP Social Media Updates.
 * What's happening with projects, questions.

Grants Updates

 * OWASP Guidebooks Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $25,000 USD
 * 2) Status: Awarded. The first payment has been allocated to our project budgets.
 * 3) OWASP Development Guide Plan
 * 4) OWASP Testing Guide Plan
 * 5) OWASP Code Review Guide Plan


 * OWASP ESAPI Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $25,000 USD
 * 2) Status: The ESAPI proposal is still being reviewed.


 * OWASP ModSecurity CRS Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $30,000 USD
 * 2) Status: The ModSecurity proposal is still being reviewed.


 * Google Grants Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $120,000 USD in Adwords Funds
 * 2) Status: Awarded.
 * 3) Note: There is no link to show the proposal for this grant. There was a form that was submitted to Google, and we did not receive a record of this form.


 * European Commission Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: €250,000
 * 2) Status: This proposal has been completed and submitted.


 * Total Grant Funds Awarded: $145,000 USD for 2013.