Newcastle

= Next Meeting =

The next meeting will take place on 26/05/2015 from 18:00 to 21:00 at Northumbria University Ellison Building EBA002.

This is the second meeting of the Newcastle OWASP chapter. This month Robin Fewster will be giving a talk entitled "An introduction to basic application penetration testing". Rob is a very experienced pen tester, so he is sure to have some great stuff to share.

Our second speaker is Neil Dixley on "The Elevation of Privilege Threat Modelling Tool".

"An introduction to threat modelling and using the 'Elevation of Privilege' card game to facilitate and improve team threat modelling exercises. This presentation includes a live example of the card game so make sure you bring your Poker face."

I (Mike) have personally been in threat modelling sessions with Neil and his card, so I know it will be fun.

= Upcoming Events =

The next meeting will take place on 26/05/2015 from 18:00 to 21:00 at Northumbria University Ellison Building EBA002.

We are looking to host a meeting the final Tuesday of every second month.

Please get in touch if you would like to speak at a Newcastle event - we would be delighted to hear from you.

Everyone is welcome to join us at our chapter meetings.

= Past Events =

2015 Dates

24/03/2015 from 18:00 to 21:00 at Northumbria University Ellison Building EBA002.

Speakers:


 * Neil Dixley: Cognitive Bias and Security Vulnerabilities: The psychology of software engineering. An introduction to the psychology of cognitive bias and how human nature and cognitive biases are the key to user based security vulnerabilities. A look at how our brains trick us into feeling safe while giving our pin number to strangers on the phone plus a look at how we can use technology to disrupt cognitive bias and use these human traits to mitigate threats and strengthen application security. [[Media:Cognitive_Bias_and_Security_Vulnerabilities__Presentation.pptx]]
 * Andy Ward: Security Compliance for Developers - Are we Certified... or Certifiable?. Against a background of increasing threats and hacks, with more and more of our personal lives and business processes conducted online, it's never been more important to ensure our software is secure and robust. But how do you prove it? These days, reassuring your customers takes more than an SSL padlock, and some marketing spiel mentioning 'banking grade encryption'! After a quick reminder of "what's the worst that can happen...", Andy will introduce some of the security Compliance and Certification systems that help you 'walk the walk', and provide confidence that your system has its security in good hands, before looking at what it means for developers and engineering teams. [[Media: OWASP_Compliance_for_Devs.pptx]]

= Chapter Leaders =

The chapter leaders are:


 * Connor Carr
 * Mike Goodwin

Once the group is up and running we will be looking for more leaders.

= Sponsorship =

The Newcastle chapter is very grateful to Sage (platinum sponsor) for its generous support.



Chapter sponsorship helps pay for venue hire, pizzas, speaker travel expenses, pizzas, giveaway swag for meetings and pizzas. Also, a proportion of the sponsorship goes to support the OWASP global mission. If you would like to sponsor the chapter, please contact one of the chapter leaders. The corporate sponsorship costs are:


 * Platinum sponsor (£1200)
 * Gold sponsor (£600)
 * Silver sponsor (£300)

Any other donation is also gratefully received.

= Local Organisations =

Other related organisations in the Newcastle area:


 * Coming soon...

Please get in touch with one of the chapter leaders to get your organisation listed here.

And feel free to use the Newcastle mailing list to publicise related events.