Projects/Reports/2014-16-02

=PROJECT METRICS=



Metrics

 * Project Numbers


 * Active Projects: 165
 * Inactive Projects: 102
 * Incubator Projects: 132
 * Lab Projects:18
 * Flagship Projects: 15

New OWASP Projects

 * OWASP Encoder Comparison Reference Project
 * OWASP Ultimatum Project
 * OWASP .NET Project - New Leader
 * OWASP Research Book Project
 * OWASP Open Cyber Security Framework Project

Projects Under Review

 * OWASP Cheat Sheets Project
 * OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer Project
 * Xenotix XSS Exploit Framework
 * OWASP Cornucopia Project
 * OWASP Java Encoder Project
 * All OWASP Flagship Projects
 * OWASP Reverse Engineering and Code Modification Prevention Project
 * Note: Projects above are being reviewed.
 * Please help us complete the reviews by taking this survey: Project Usability and Value Assessment
 * Note: Please only complete the assessment if you are familiar with the project, or if you have time to familiarize yourself with the project.
 * Double Note: Please give your time to the projects listed above first. Only complete one assessment per project.

=CURRENTLY WORKING ON=


 * 2014 Project Handbook
 * I finished the first draft of the 2014 Project Leader Handbook some time ago.
 * I sent it over to Sarah for some feedback, and she sent me some suggestions.
 * I am working on implementing the changes, and I am also working on updating the layout and images.
 * I hope to have it out by next week.


 * Project Tool Summit 2014
 * There is a possibility that we will be able to have 2 summits this year.
 * I am still in the process of working out the logistics of the OWASP Tool Summit.
 * We are still not certain if it is something we can move forward with, but we are pursuing the possibility.
 * The aim is to bring OWASP Tool Project Leaders together to work on their projects in an effort to increase quality and usability.
 * I am working with several Project Leaders on their summit proposals for the event.


 * ESAPI Hackathon
 * The ESAPI Hackathon is now over, but we still have quite a bit to coordinate.
 * We have announced the winners, informed them of their prizes, and we are in the process of coordinating the prize allocation.
 * We are having a t-shirt designed for the project which all contributing members will receive.
 * The project team is currently voting on their favorite design for the t-shirt.
 * Once they decide, we will get the shirts printed and sent over to the winners along with their other prizes.


 * Blackstone Grant Proposal 
 * Kait, Kate, and I have been working on putting together a grant proposal that has the potential to award the foundation some funds to develop a Veterans educational program.
 * Kait put together the initial proposal, and Kate and I have been working on the final draft.
 * We had to adjust the milestones for the proposed project, and we had to adjust the budget allocation as well.
 * I am in the final stages of the grant writing process, and I hope to submit the proposal by next week Friday.


 * Marketing Brochure
 * I am putting together the copy for our OWASP Marketing Brochure.
 * We purchased the original design from Design Foundry, but our copy was not complete at the time the design was finished.
 * Once the copy is complete, I will update the images and replace the content in the In-Design file.
 * I hope to have this complete and sent out by next week.


 * Google Adwords Grant User Guidelines
 * Google awarded us some grant funding in the form of Adwords late 2012.
 * The award is open to all OWASP Leaders to promote OWASP related activities.
 * However, there are certain rules we have to follow when using these funds.
 * I put together some Google Adwords Grant guidelines for Leaders to use if they plan to use the service.


 * 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 donation questions.
 * Marketing questions.
 * Grant funding questions.
 * OWASP social media updates.
 * What's happening with projects, questions.
 * Managing Salesforce cases.

=PROJECT GRANTS & FUNDING UPDATES=

General Awards

 * OWASP OWTF Project: Brucon 5x5 Award
 * 1) Amount: €5,000.00 (Approx. $6,670.00)
 * 2) Status: Awarded. Congratulations, Abraham Aranguren and all involved in the project, for your award.

Proposals Awarded

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


 * 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.
 * 4) Google Grants Usage Report


 * Google Summer of Code
 * 1) Amount: $5,500
 * 2) Status: Awarded


 * Projects breakdown:
 * 4 ZAP Projects: $2,000
 * 4 OWTF Projects: $2,000
 * 1 PHP Security Project: $500
 * 1 Hackademics Project: $500
 * 1 Modsecurity Project: $500
 * Note: Big thank you to Fabio Cerullo for coordinating and managing this award.


 * OWASP AppSensor Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: ￼$15,000 USD
 * 2) Status: Awarded.


 * Total Funds Awarded: $172,170 USD for 2013.

Proposals Denied

 * European Commission Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: €250,000
 * 2) Status: Denied.


 * OWASP OpenSAMM Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $112,000 USD
 * 2) Status: Denied


 * OWASP ESAPI Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $25,000 USD
 * 2) Status: Denied


 * OWASP ModSecurity CRS Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $30,000 USD
 * 2) Status: Denied


 * OWASP OWTF Grant Proposal
 * 1) Amount: $55,800 USD
 * 2) Status: Denied

Current Project Funds

 * Chapter and Individual Project Funds
 * Project Reboot 2012 Information
 * Q1 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
 * Q2 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
 * Q3 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
 * Q4 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects

=PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS=

OWASP Java Encoder 1.1.1 released!
The OWASP Java Encoder is a Java 1.5 simple-to-use drop-in high-performance encoder class with no dependencies and little baggage. This project will help Java web developers defend against Cross Site Scripting!

Version 1.1.1 of the OWASP Java Encoder has been released.

Release Notes:

1) ESAPI for Java Integration! The following Jar will override the default ESAPI Java Encoder class and will provide a rather dramatic increase in runtime performance, a rather dramatic decrease in object instantiation and a rather dramatic reduction in memory utilization for scalable encoding needs. We honor the ESAPI Encoder interface and satisfy all existing unit tests for Encoding.

http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/owasp/encoder/encoder-esapi/1.1.1/encoder-esapi-1.1.1.jar

org.owasp.encoder encoder-esapi 1.1.1

2) Squash those bugs! The critical bug described here has been fixed. https://code.google.com/p/owasp-java-encoder/issues/detail?id=4&can=1 Thank you for this bug report, and we will endeavor to move faster in the future. 3) New Wiki Design! In an effort to provide a more professional front end for the project, we have already implemented the new OWASP wiki template that was released a few days ago. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Java_Encoder_Project

If you have any questions about deploying the OWASP Java Encoder project, please visit https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Java_Encoder_Project#tab=Deploy_the_Java_Encoder_Project for Maven and manual Jar deployments. Please join the email list with any questions here: https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-java-encoder-project

I want to give a huge thank you to Jeremy Long and Jeff Ichnowski for their gracious volunteer time and expertise in working on this project.

Happy Encoding from the OWASP Java Encoder Team, Jim Manico, Jeff Ichnowski, Jeremy Long OWASP Java Encoder Project

Webinar Opportunity for OWASP Project Leaders
We are still in need for Project Leaders to showcase their projects via our Webinar series. The webinars will be held every third (3) Wednesday of every month at 10am EST. Below are the dates when each webinar will be held, and you can indicate the month if you are interested:


 * February 19
 * March 19
 * April 16: Cam Morris
 * May 21
 * June 18
 * July 16
 * August 20
 * September 17
 * October 15
 * November 19
 * December 17

Please reach out to Samantha Groves (Samantha.Groves@owasp.org) if you are interested in giving a 45 minute webinar on your OWASP Project.

Project Review Assistance Required
Hello Leaders,

We are still in need of more survey results. We would like to ask that you take a bit of time to fill in a short survey that we will use to assess the Usability and Value of each project to its users and the community.

You can find the assessment survey here: Project Usability and Value Assessment

Below are the projects we are currently focusing on assessing:

Please note that this is only one part of the full assessment for each project. The more responses we can get for each project, the better. Please only complete the assessment if you are familiar with the project, or if you have time to familiarize yourself with the project. Thank you to those of you who have submitted your responses. Your assistance is very much appreciated.
 * OWASP Cheat Sheets Project
 * OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer Project
 * Xenotix XSS Exploit Framework
 * OWASP Cornucopia Project
 * OWASP Java Encoder Project
 * All OWASP Flagship Projects

Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

Thank you for your assistance, Leaders.

Samantha Groves, OWASP Projects Manager

=OWASP 24/7 BROADCAST SERIES=

"OWASP 24/7" with Mark Miller is a series of recorded broadcasts, highlighting OWASP projects and people from around the world. With over 43,000 members in 100 countries, the OWASP 24/7 channel is available on demand, at anytime, anywhere on the planet. You are welcome to embed the broadcasts on your page, download them for your personal listening or keep up to date by subscribing to the iTunes channel. Please view the Podcast Project page for a list of current interviews.

View All Available Broadcasts or choose a single episode below


 * Not Making a Statement is a Statement in its Own Right - Tobias Gondrom and Eoin Keary
 * AppSec APAC 2014 with Tobias Gondrom - What to Expect
 * AppSec USA 2013: Larry Conklin and the Code Review Book Project
 * AppSec USA 2013: Jim Manico - Life After OWASP Podcasting
 * AppSec USA 2013: Zed Attack Proxy Project with Simon Bennetts
 * AppSec USA 2013: Abbas Naderi and the OWASP PHP Security Project)
 * AppSec USA 2013: Michael Coates on the AppSensor Project
 * The OWASP Application Security CISO Guide with Marco Morana and Tobias Gondrom
 * The Purpose of OWASP, an Interview with Co-Founder Dennis Groves
 * Wait wait... don’t pwn me! - Full recording from AppSec USA 2013
 * Sarah Baso - What does it take to support 43,000 members in 100+ countries?
 * Samantha Groves - Getting the Most from OWASP Projects
 * Kate Hartmann - The Future of Virtual Chapter Meetings
 * Kelly Santalucia - Growing OWASP and the Outreach Programs
 * Tom Brennan - What to Expect at AppSecUSA 2013

Upcoming interviews
 * Kevin Wall (ESAPI)
 * Andrew van der Stock (Pro-Active Controls)
 * Andrew van der Stock
 * Chetan Karande - Node.jsGoat
 * Mark Arnold - OWASP Boston Chapter Lead
 * Mike McCabe, Ken Johnson
 * Rafael Gil
 * Seba Deleersnyder