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2009 Meetings

OWASP Phoenix is kicking off 2009 with a new meeting schedule and a new location!

Meetings will now be the first Tuesday of the month, every month, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, for 1 hour.

Afterwards, we'll head to a local watering hole for socializing and fun.

The meetings are now being generously hosted by ExecuTrain and QuietMove, at Executrain's training facility.

The new location is: Executrain 3600 E University Dr # A1400 Phoenix, AZ 85034

The entrance is on the West side of the building. Look for the suite number on the door.

OCTOBER MEETING INFO - TUES OCT 6TH 2009 6:30 PM
OWASP Phoenix invites you to it's OCTOBER meeting!

Tues OCT 6th at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM with a social/happy hour at a Casey Moore's afterwards. The meetings are always free, unfortunately the drinks afterward aren't.

The meetings are now being generously hosted by ExecuTrain and QuietMove, at Executrain's training facility.

This month's meeting:

Introduction, chapter business. web application security news update by Adam Muntner, Managing Partner, QuietMove Inc. and Phoenix OWASP Chapter Lead

Presentation:

Andre Gironda presents: Using ASVS with the Code Review Guide, Testing Guide, and Time Management

The OWASP Application Security Verification Standards, which defines four levels of web application security verification, lays down a framework for security architecture review. While the ASVS includes many requirements for controls, it does not suggest which tools, techniques, timeline or methodologies to utilize. The OWASP Code Review and Testing Guides provide the technical practices and suggest or hint at tools, but also lack the timeline and methodology necessary to complete an application penetration-test or SDLC integration project for proper application security hygiene.

This presentation will provide the 1000 foot view all the way down to the nitty gritty details of how to perform ASVS activities using OWASP resources, as well as some OWASP and non-OWASP tools (freeware or demoware). Example timelines for typical ASVS activities, including reports, will be discussed so that any sort of application security project can be scoped properly, delivered on-time, and within budget.

Andre Gironda is an application security specialist with a global security consulting firm providing IT security services to the Fortune 500 and financial institutions as well as U.S. and foreign governments. Prior to his current employment, Andre held a number of payment application security positions in addition to working for the largest online auction website. He is currently a leader for the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), where he co-produces the global OWASP News Pod

The location is: Executrain 3600 E University Dr # A1400 Phoenix, AZ 85034 The entrance is on the West side of the building. Look for the suite number on the door.

Resources
New pages on Phoenix/Tools and Phoenix/ToolsProfile

This chapter is dedicated to bringing together local businesses, students, and web and security enthusiasts in order to discuss current events, trends, tools, and offensive/defensive techniques related to web application security. We currently hold meetings every other month, typically with two speakers at each meeting.

What talks would you like to see?
Please Update


 * Certificates
 * Application Firewalls
 * PHP
 * Security ROI
 * Penetration Testing Methods
 * AJAX
 * Cryptography in Web Applications
 * Reversing ActiveX controls
 * Using Local Proxies
 * Browser Safety / Security
 * Web services security: XML/SOAP/WSDL

Previous Meetings
'''Application Security Tools - Web Application Proxy Editors and Scanners - Andre Gironda - Adam Muntner Risk Assessment Considerations for Web Applications (brief talk+discussion) - Erich Newell'''

 â and other web+network trust issues â Andre Gironda

In computing, the same origin policy is an important security measure for client-side scripting (mostly Javascript). It prevents a document or script loaded from one "origin" from getting or setting properties of a document from a different "origin". It was designed to protect browsers from executing code from external websites, which could be malicious.

XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities exploit trust shared between a user and a website by circumventing the same-domain policy. DNS Pinning didn't pan out exactly right, either. Can client-side scripting allow malicious code to get into your browser history and cache? Can it enumerate what plugins you have installed in your browser, or even programs you have installed to your computer? Can it access and modify files on your local hard drive or other connected filesystems? Can client-side scripts be used to access and control everything you access online? Can it be used to scan and attack your Intranet / local network? Does an attacker have to target you in order to pull off one of these attacks successfully? If I turn off Javascript or use NoScript, am I safe? What other trust relationships does the web application n-Tier model break?

Data@Risk â Protecting Web Applications Throughout the Development Lifecycle from Hackers - Brian Christian

Brian Christian, Co-founder and Application Security Engineer, S.P.I. Dynamics, Inc. discussed what Web application security is and why it is needed throughout the entire development lifecycle. We will discuss common vulnerabilities in the Web application layer and why they are so easily exploited. This session demonstrates how to defend against common attacks at the Web application layer with examples covering Web application hacking methods such as SQL Injection, Blind SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Parameter Manipulation, etc. We will also review how compliance and regulatory legislation such as PCI, GLBA, HIPAA, CASB 1386, and Sarbanes-Oxley, etc. specifically relates to and affects Web application security. Additionally, we will examine how security throughout the development lifecycle is essential to the security of Web application code and the protection of proprietary data.

Web Application 0-Day â Jon Rose

Learn about how to identify, exploit, and remediate some of the most common security vulnerabilities in web applications. Weâll be using real-world examples in a dynamic, fun, and open discussion using publicly available source code.

Discovering Web Application Vulnerabilities with Google CodeSearch

Building Application Security into the SDLC - Adam Muntner

Adam will share his experiences about how organizations can integrate application security into all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle, from the creation of functional specifications all the way through deployment, maintenance, and updates. He will explain how to "bake security in" rather than "ice it on."