OWASP EU Summit 2008--PRESS

Press registration is open to any member of the broadcast, print and Internet media who can prove they work for an organization or publication that covers computer security on a regular basis. At the conference we will provide a press room with Internet access and electrical outlets for laptop computers. If you need a separate room for filming interviews, please request it in advance in the comments section. Let us know if there are any other special needs such as speakers you want to interview when you arrive or other items such as computer access to file stories or a fax machine.

We welcome anyone to apply for press credentials but reserve the right to deny you a pass. As such, please be prepared to show us copies of your articles either at your publication's Web site or on the publication's masthead should we request it.

At the show, please be able to present a business card, and government issued picture id, article on your organization's masthead and contact information for your assignment editor should we need it to validate your credentials before issuing you a pass.

Press registration may be granted for the conference and working sessions seminars only. There are no press passes available for Training.

Please make a point to pre-register. Should you attempt to attain credentials on-site, we cannot guarantee you will qualify and must bring all information in the above paragraph.

To register please ask [mailto:kate.hartmann(at)owasp.org Kate Hartmann] for a password and use: http://www.owasp.org/images/7/7f/Register.gif

Media Resources for Working Sessions
The following text is being provided by the chairs from each of the OWASP EU Summit 2008. It explains why the working session is important, why it matters to the industry and what might be the beneficial outcomes. We hope to have public/industry information from all the working sessions here in due course for advanced publicity purposes.

09/Oct/2008: OWASP European Summit - Portugal
OWASP European Summit - Portugal Portugal/Algarve - 4th - 7th November 2008

Setting the Web Application Security Agenda for 2009: OWASP Invites You to Join Our Summit in Portugal http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_EU_Summit_2008

With the theme 'Setting the AppSec agenda for 2009', the OWASP Summit will be a worldwide gathering of OWASP leaders and key industry players to present and discuss the latest OWASP tools, documentation projects, and web application security trends. Join us in Portugal in just a few short weeks! This venue hosts a diverse selection of training courses along with technical and business tracks, making it THE place to learn about web application security and the resources OWASP has available for use today.

OWASP is a not-for-profit organization with the purpose of supporting the Web Application Security community around the world, and has granted $250,000 USD for web application security research. In addition to over 40 presentations from the OWASP Leaders and grant recipients, the OWASP Summit will host multiple Working Sessions designed to improve collaboration, achieve specific objectives and identify roadmaps for OWASP projects, chapters, and the OWASP community itself.

To facilitate this event, OWASP is investing $150,000 USD which will be used to cover air travel and accommodation expenses for OWASP leaders, active contributors, and select key industry leaders. With their confirmed presence (see list here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pAX6n7m2zaTVLrPtR07riBA), the OWASP Summit will provide a relaxed but professional environment to meet, discuss, influence and contribute to OWASP projects.

The OWASP Summit will also host a large and diverse selection of training courses, covering multiple OWASP specific and Web Application Security Topics.

The remarkable impact of OWASP is made possible only by the collaboration of many dedicated people and organizations worldwide. In that spirit of cooperation, OWASP invites all its members and interested individuals and companies to attend this thrilling event. Please join us and help to set the Web Application Security Agenda for 2009!

Regarding the event sponsorship matters, there are still a few opportunities available (see here http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_EU_Summit_2008_Sponsors) – do not miss the opportunity to associate your brand with this gripping and worldwide event!

Please see below for additional details about the OWASP Summit or visit the OWASP Summit website: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_EU_Summit_2008.

Projects

OWASP projects selected for Summit presentation include new documentation and innovative tools to help developers, architects, and security specialists ensure that applications are secure:


 * Application Security Verification Standard,
 * Code review guide, V1.1,
 * Ruby on Rails Security Guide v2,
 * Securing WebGoat using ModSecurity,
 * Testing Guide v3,
 * GTK+ GUI for w3af project,
 * Access Control Rules Tester,
 * AntiSamy .NET,
 * Live CD & DVD Project,
 * OpenPGP Extensions for HTTP,
 * Orizon Project,
 * Python Static Analysis,
 * WebScarab-NG,
 * And many, many others.

Working Sessions

Expecting the presence of the application security industry key players, the Working Sessions will cover a wide range of issues such as:


 * OWASP Top 10 2009,
 * Browser Security,
 * Web Application Framework Security,
 * Enterprise Security API Project,
 * Best Practices for OWASP Chapter Leaders,
 * OWASP Documentation Projects,
 * OWASP Tools Projects,
 * OWASP Education Project,
 * OWASP Strategic Planning for 2009,
 * OWASP Certification,
 * OWASP Winter of Code 2009
 * Two-way Internationalization of OWASP Content
 * And many more.

Training

These 2-day, 1-day or 1/2-day training courses cover a wide range of OWASP specific and Web Application Security Topics:


 * OWASP Top 10 - What Developers Should Know on Web Application Security
 * Uncovering WebScarab's Secret Treasures
 * Securing WebGoat with ModSecurity
 * Secure Programming with Java
 * Advanced Web Application Security Testing
 * Building Secure Web 2.0 Applications
 * Building Secure Web Services
 * Building Secure Web Applications with OWASP's Enterprise Security API (ESAPI)
 * Classic ASP Security using OWASP tools
 * Web Application Assessments
 * Hacking Owasp Orizon Project v1.0
 * Ajax Security
 * Practical Penetration Testing: Think Like an Attacker to Stop Attacks
 * Linux Software Exploitation
 * Web server/services hardening using SELinux

Main Contact:

Kate Hartmann OWASP Operations Director 9175 Guilford Road, Suite 300 Columbia, MD 21046, USA Phone: +1-301-575-0189 Facsimile: +1-301-604-8033 Email: kate.hartmann@owasp.org