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OWASP Educational Program. Fabio Cerullo OWASP Global Education Committee September, 2009 fcerullo@owasp.com. What is OWASP?. Open Web Application Security Project Non-profit, volunteer driven organization All members are volunteers All work is donated by sponsors
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OWASP Educational Program Fabio Cerullo OWASP Global Education Committee September, 2009 fcerullo@owasp.com
What is OWASP? • Open Web Application Security Project • Non-profit, volunteer driven organization • All members are volunteers • All work is donated by sponsors • Provide free resources to the community • Publications, Articles, Standards • Testing and Training Software • Local Chapters & Mailing Lists • Supported through sponsorships • Corporate support through financial or project sponsorship • Personal sponsorships from members
What is OWASP? • Open Web Application Security Project • Promotes secure software development • Oriented to the delivery of web oriented services • Focused primarily on the “back-end” than web-design issues • An open forum for discussion • A free resource for any development team
What is OWASP? • What do they provide? • Publications • OWASP Top 10 • OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications • Software • WebGoat • WebScarab • oLabs Projects • .NET Projects • Local Chapters • Community Orientation
What does OWASP offer? • Development of new projects Ability to use available tools and volunteers to generate new projects • Research Fellowships OWASP gives grants to researchers to develop application security tools, guides, publications, etc Over $ 100,000 USD has been granted in research grants.
What are the benefits of becoming an OWASP member for a University or Educational Center? • Raise awareness of the University worldwide • Be recognized as a supporter by posting your university logo on the OWASP website (Image size for logos: gif, jpg or png with a size of 150px X 45px at 72dpi) • OWASP and the University can jointly publicize season of code events which provide funding for students or faculty to perform security based research • OWASP and the University can work together to host security seminars or provide introductory training sessions for students on OWASP tools, documentation and security skills. • NO COST!!
What are the prerequisites for a University or Educational Center to become a member? • Provide meeting space 2x per year • Include OWASP in the education, awareness, and curriculum to students. • Encourage students to apply for OWASP Grants and work on projects for OWASP Foundation that will help them build real world industry experience.
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More Information? Visit www.owasp.org Thank you!