Sacramento

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The Sacramento OWASP Chapter promotes the principles of OWASP in our local community with an emphasis on education, local networking opportunities, and fun.

Next Meeting - ARPIL 3RD
The next OWASP Sacramento meeting will be on Thursday Apr. 3rd at 6pm. The topic of this meeting will be Passive Web Application Defect Identification. This meeting will be hosted at EDS Medi-Cal in Rancho Cordova, CA. Food, beverage, and the presentation will be provided by Breach Security.

Please use the online RSVP form below or contact Mpetteys at caiso.com by 3/26/08 if you plan to attend.

http://fs2.formsite.com/mpetteys/form826893818/index.html

TOPIC

Identifying web application vulnerabilities has traditionally been achieved by running vulnerability scanners. While these tools can been effective, they have some deficiencies, mainly that they are simply snap-shots in time and they often add network load on the web application. Web application firewalls can help to detect application defects in applications by monitoring the application as it is used. In this presentation, Ryan Barnett, Director of Application Security at Breach, will discuss how deploying a web application firewall can provide more value beyond simply protecting applications from attack.

Due to their strategic placement within the application's communication stream, web application firewalls, can provide a great deal of visibility into how an application is used and detect defects by watching the interaction between the application and a client.

This presentation will discuss:
 * Real-time application monitoring - unprecedented insight for security teams into the communication of application's they are responsible for protecting
 * Application defect detection - scanning vs. monitoring usage
 * Enhancements for the application development lifecycle - more comprehensive application assessment than simulated tests

SPEAKER BIO: Ryan Barnett – Director of Application Security Training

Ryan C. Barnett is a recognized security thought leader and evangelist who frequently speaks with the media and industry groups. Ryan is the director of application security at Breach Security. He is also a faculty member for the SANS Institute, where his duties include instructor/courseware developer for Apache Security/Building a Web Application Firewall Workshop, Top 20 Vulnerabilities Team Member and Local Mentor for the SANS Track 4, "Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling" course. He holds six SANS Global Information Assurance Certifications (GIAC): Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA), Forensic Analyst (GCFA), Incident Handler (GCIH), Unix Security Administrator (GCUX) and Security Essentials (GSEC). Mr. Barnett also serves as the team lead for the Center for Internet Security Apache Benchmark Project and is a member of the Web Application Security Consortium. His web security book, "Preventing Web Attacks with Apache,” was published by Addison/Wesley in 2006.


 * LOCATION INFORMATION: Upon arriving at the main entrance, please ask for Robert Grill, office: 916-636-4392, cell: 916-997-9892. Any problems, please contact Matt Petteys, 916-873-4716
 * EDS Medi-Cal (map)
 * 3215 Prospect Park Drive
 * Rancho Cordova, CA
 * 95670

Local News
2007-08-02: OWASP Sacramento is requesting votes for the preferred March topic using the following URL. OWASP Sacramento March Topic Survey. This meeting will be sponsored by Breach Security.

2007-11-29: [mailto:roman.hustad@yahoo.com Roman Hustad] from Foundstone presented "Web Application Hacking" to over 40 attendees.

2007-10-01: We have rescheduled the next meeting for November 29th 2007. Please contact [mailto:mpetteys@caiso.com Matt Petteys] with questions or suggestions.

2007-08-30: Barmak Meftah from Fortify Software presented "Hack proof your Service-Oriented Architecture" to 15 attendees.

2007-07-15: We have rescheduled the next meeting for August 30th 2007. Please contact [mailto:mpetteys@caiso.com Matt Petteys] with questions or suggestions.

2007-07-01: OWASP Sacramento is requesting comments on future topics using the following URL. OWASP Sacramento Topic Survey

2006-06-27: OWASP Sacramento is planning a public presentation in late August 2007. Contact the [mailto:bobhome@dslextreme.com chapter leader] with questions or suggestions.

2006-05-18: OWASP Moves to MediaWiki Portal - 16:09, 18 May 2006 (EDT)

OWASP is pleased to announce the arrival of OWASP 2.0!

OWASP 2.0 utilizes the MediaWiki portal to manage and provide the latest OWASP related information. Enjoy!