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OWASP Austin Chapter Meeting January 2026 - SAVE THE DATE

When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Agenda:
11:30-11:55 – Room Opens, food is available and in-room discussions
11:55-12:05 – Chapter/OWASP info presentation
12:05-1 – Speakers Presentation

Presentation: CryptoParty

A mixture of 10 minute lightning talks. Current line-up:

Josh Sokol
Shwetha Babu Prasad: Why Websites Leak Sensitive Data — and How Exposure Can Be Technically Reduced
Karen Lu: Keepass
Buchi Reddy Busi Reddy: TBD

Speaker: Josh Sokol
Josh Sokol, CISSP, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Computer Science in 2002. Since that time, he has worked for several large companies, including AMD and BearingPoint, spent some time as a military contractor, Information Security Program Owner at National Instruments, and now runs SimpleRisk. In his current role, Sokol manages all aspects of the application, infrastructure, architecture, and business roles for SimpleRisk. Prior to and during all of his roles, Josh has been a key community member for Austin OWASP as well as serving a four year term on the OWASP Global Board of Directors.

RSVP:
In-person (and free lunch) at Eventbrite
Online RSVP at Meetup

LASCON 2026

Save the Dates for LASCON 2026. We will be back at Norris Conference Center with Pre-Conference Training October 27-28, 2026 and Conference October 29-30, 2026. Visit lascon.org.

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Austin Security Professionals Happy Hour - 2026 Dates Available

Interested in Sponsoring? We are currently seeking happy hour sponsors for our monthly event. Please contact Tiana Chandler if you are interested. See our Sponsorship page for information on sponsoring.

Chapter Supporters

The following are the list of OWASP Corporate Members who have generously aligned themselves with the Austin chapter, therefore contributing funds to our chapter: