Columbus

3rd Annual Central Ohio Infosec Summit
May 6th and 7th, Registration is now open

The goal of this event is to educate regional Information Security professionals and support collaboration by bringing leading speakers in the information security field together to educate the community on the latest industry trends and issues.

This Information Security Conference will provide information security professionals with the most up-to-date information, tools, trends, legislative information, products, services, and strategies for addressing information security issues. The conference will focus on key topics related to information security with presentations provided by recognized experts and exhibits by some of the nation’s leading organizations.

Fees to attend this conference are as follows (membership will be validated):

* $50 - Before April 30th - ISSA, ISACA, (ISC)^2, OWASP, or InfraGard Members * $65 - After April 30th - ISSA, ISACA, (ISC)^2, OWASP, or InfraGard Members * $150 - Non-members

Not a member of an organization? Why not join our OWASP chapter for $50! We receive a majority of your membership dues to help chapter activities, and you'll save $100 on the 2010 InfoSec Summit (and other great discounts)!

We want your participation!
To submit educational topics for upcoming meetings, please [mailto:columbusowasp(at)gmail.com submit your ideas and slide deck] (if available) using the OWASP Template and include a speaker BIO. It doesn't have to be formal, we're happy to provide some assistance in organizing your thoughts. You only need to have an interest and knowledge of your subject.

Sponsorship, too!
There are myriad opportunities to sponsor the chapter, including meeting space, food, marketing, and monetary donations. We're always looking for assistance. Inquiries regarding chapter or per-meeting sponsorship opportunities can be directed to [mailto:columbusowasp(at)gmail.com the chapter leaders].

Thank you!

Planning for mid-June and mid-September

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2010 Q1 Meeting

 * PHP Security presented by Jon Canady, Web Application Developer, Innova Partners, March 23rd, 2010

Meeting Summary: PHP is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language, originally designed to produce dynamic web pages. In 2007, The PHP Group reported it was utilized on over 20 million websites and 1 million web servers. In 2008, the National Vulnerability Database claimed PHP accounted for 35% of software vulnerabilities, with nearly all caused by poor programming practices. Every PHP developer, hoster, and security professional should understand the primary attack vectors being used by attackers against PHP applications. During this OWASP meeting we dived deep into PHP security - specifically the OWASP Top 10 in the context of PHP.

In addition to the presentation, chapter leadership changes were announced as well as the new leadership's plans for increasing the visibility and participation of the chapter.

The Columbus OWASP Chapter leadership would like to thank BMW Financial Services for hosting this event and Innova Partners for providing lunch.

Presentation slide deck: [[Media:OWASP_Q12010_PHP.pdf|OWASP_Q12010_PHP]] (pdf, 4.5M)

Columbus OWASP Chapter Leaders
Chapter leaders are [mailto:Aaron.Ansari(at)bmwfs.com Aaron Ansari], [mailto:gcook(at)expesite.com Geoff Cook], [mailto:owasp(at)cgsvo.org Chris Green] & [mailto:cmatthews(at)microsolved.com Constance Matthews].

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