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OWASP Minneapolis/St. Paul

Welcome to the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter homepage. The chapter leader is Robert Sullivan

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Local News

Next meeting: Tuesday, June 19, 6:00pm at Integral Business Solutions, Roseville

Agenda June 19

6:00pm - Food, Introduction and optional sign-in for CISSP credits.
6:10pm - "OWASP Top 10” (Sam Buchanan)
6:40pm – Top Ten Web Services Security Issues (Gunnar Peterson)
7:15pm Book Review (any volunteers?)
7:30pm - Book Giveaway: (we still need one)
7:35pm - Upcoming Events

Speaker Bios

Sam Buchanan OWASP Top 10 2007

OWASP Top Ten 2007 This totally re-written edition lists the most serious web application vulnerabilities, discusses how to protect against them, and provides links to more information.

The primary aim of the OWASP Top 10 is to educate developers, designers, architects and organizations about the consequences of the most common web application security vulnerabilities. The Top 10 provides basic methods to protect against these vulnerabilities – a great start to your secure coding security program. Sam has been using the OWASP Top 10 as a training and awareness tool in his organization. Join us to find out how you can put it to use.

The Top 10 can be found here: [1]

Sam Buchanan is a Web Application Developer for Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MNSCU). He has presented the OWASP Top 10 before and is a charter member of the Twin Cities Chapter.

Gunnar Peterson Top Ten Web Services Security Issues

Gunnar has compiled a list of ten Web Services security issues. This comes from his recent, practical experience and feedback from students that have attended his Web Services Security seminars. This session will give you practical advice and a clear sense of which issues are the most important.

Gunnar has also just returned from OWASP Helsinki and the OWASP Conference in Madrid. This is a great chance to find out what is happening in web security in Europe.

Gunnar Peterson is a Managing Principal at Arctec Group. He is Editor for the "Build Security In" software security column for IEEE Security & Privacy Journal. Gunnar is a primary and contributing author for DHS/CERT Build Security In portal on Web Services Security, Identity, and Risk Management. He is also the Project Lead for the OWASP XML Security Gateway Evaluation Criteria Project. Gunnar is an Associate Editor for Information Security Bulletin and a Contributor to the Web Application Firewall Evaluation Criteria.

Location:

Integral Business Solutions Note: this is a new location 2277 Highway 36 West, Suite 160. Roseville, MN

Directions:

Mapquest Directions here

Google Map Directions here

• ACCESS FROM THE NORTH:

1. Exit I-35 at Country Road C.
2. Go WEST on County Road C to Long Lake Road
3. Turn LEFT on Long Lake Road to Highway 36 Frontage Road
4. Turn Right on Highway 36 Frontage Road to Property.

• ACCESS FROM THE SOUTH

1. Take 94 NORTH to Highway 280
2. Take Highway 280 to Terminal Road exit (left lane).
3. Turn RIGHT onto Highway 36 Frontage to the property.

• ACCESS FROM THE EAST:

1. Take Highway 36 to I-35W North
2. Exit I-35 at Country Road C.
3. Go WEST on County Road C to Long Lake Road
4. Turn LEFT on Long Lake Road to Highway 36 Frontage Road
5. Turn RIGHT on Highway 36 Frontage Road to Property

• ACCESS FROM THE WEST:

1. Take I-35W to the Industrial Blvd exit.
2. Turn RIGHT onto Industrial Blvd.
3. Turn LEFT onto Broadway.
4. Turn LEFT on Highway 280.
5. Take Highway 280 to Terminal Road exit (left lane).
6. Turn RIGHT onto Highway 36 Frontage Road to the property.

Book Giveaway:

Please bring a copy of a good security book that you can contribute. There will be a drawing for any books.

Food:

The food is provided by Integral Business Solutions. Bring an appetite.