OWASP Ireland AppSec 2009 Conference

Welcome to the Irish OWASP Application Security Conference! After successful OWASP Conferences in the United States, Europe and Aisa, its Ireland's turn on September 10 2009!

September 10th 2009: OWASP will hold its first Irish Application Security conference in historic Dublin University, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The conference consists of an intensive day of talks/presentations and discussion with 2 different tracks focusing on the causes and trends in web application insecurity.

For more details please contact: Eoin.Keary 'at' owasp.org

Agenda and Presentations - September 10
The agenda follows the successful OWASP conference two tracks format, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing pannel discussions back in the main auditorium both days.

=Event Sponsorship= OWASP is providing sponsors exclusive access to its audience in Dublin, Ireland through a limited number of Expo floor slots, providing a focused setting for potential customers. The conference is expected to draw 150 - 200 technologists who will be looking for ways to spend their remaining 2009 budget and planning for 2010. Financial Services, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Government, Healthcare, Technology, and many other verticals will be represented. Sponsorship details are available here:

=Training= We intend to hold some application security training on the 9/09/2009 the day prior to the event.

Foundations of Web Application Security

Abstract

Most developers, IT professionals, and auditors learn what they know about application security on the job, usually by making mistakes. Application security is just not a part of many computer science curricula today and most organizations have not focused on instituting a culture that includes application security as a core part of their IT security efforts. This powerful one day course focuses on the most common web application security problems, including the OWASP Top Ten. The course will introduce and demonstrate hacking techniques, illustrating how application vulnerabilities can be exploited so students really understand how to avoid introducing such vulnerabilities in their code.

This course includes coverage of the following common vulnerability areas (the OWASP Top 10):

A1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

A2 - Injection Flaws

A3 - Malicious File Execution

A4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

A5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

A6 - Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling

A7 - Broken Authentication and Session Management

A8 - Insecure Cryptographic Storage

A9 - Insecure Communications

A10 - Failure to Restrict URL Access

Hands on

To cement the principles discussed, students can participate in a number of hands-on security testing exercises where they attack a live web application (i.e., WebGoat) that has been seeded with common web application vulnerabilities. The students will use proxy tools commonly used by the hacker community to complete the exercises. Students need to bring their own windows based laptop to participate in the exercises Audience

Developers who want to understand the most common web application security flaws, and how to avoid them. Level

Intermediate Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of Java.

Bringing your own windows based laptop is recommended so you can participate in the hands on exercises. Duration

Full day

=Venue= Trinity College, Dublin 

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=Transportation=

By Air
Fly to Dublin Airport: http://www.dublinairport.com/ A taxi or bus can take you into Dublin city. (€30 - Taxi) (€10 - Bus)

Public Transport
=Accommodation= Please see here if you wish to stay within the grounds of Trinity College: https://www.owasp.org/images/2/20/TCD_Tariff_2009.pdf

Hotels Surrounding Trinity College:

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=Registration=

The fee for this conference is : Standard: 150 Euro OWASP Members: 110 Euro Students: 75 Euro Application Security Training: 455 Euro

Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accommodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.

Registration via the OWASP Conference Cvent site: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

=Conference Committee= OWASP Conferences Chair: Dave Wichers - Aspect Security - dave.wichers 'at' owasp.org

2009 Ireland Planning Committee Chair: Eoin Keary - Ernst & Young - eoin.keary 'at' owasp.org

Vendor Exhibition Chair: tbd

Refereed Papers Chair: tbd

=Call for Papers=

The Conference will consist of two tracks covering both technical and risk management topics. We are seeking presentations on any of the following topics:
 * Web Services and Application Security
 * Common Application related Threats and Risks
 * Business Risks with Application Security
 * Vulnerability Research in Application Security
 * Web Application Penetration Testing
 * OWASP Tools and Projects
 * Secure Coding/Development Practices
 * Technology specific presentations on security such as AJAX, XML, etc.
 * Anything else relating to OWASP and Application Security.

The call for papers/presentations is out. The official closing date for receiving a synopsis of the presentation is June 10th, 2009. Announcements on selected candidates will be provided the first week of July 2009. Complete presentations will need to be submitted by the 2nd of August 2009. All presenters will receive free invitation to the conference, food and refreshments.

For some speakers, OWASP will cover some of the travel costs associated with coming to the conference.

Please submit your presentation topics and an abstract of up to 500 words to Eoin Keary 