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OWASP Minneapolis-St. Paul (OWASP MSP)

Welcome to the Minneapolis-St. Paul (OWASP MSP) chapter homepage. The chapter president is Adam Baso and the vice president is Lorna Alamri.

OWASP MSP + DC612 Day of Talks - October 8, 2010

Building on the success of the 2009 talks, the OWASP Minneapolis-St. Paul (OWASP MSP) chapter and DC612 local DEF CON chapter will be hosting a day of talks on Friday, October 8, 2010 at the St. Paul Student Center North Star Ballroom on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.

Six great speakers, only $25.

We're happy to announce our keynote, Bill Cheswick. Bill is a legendary figure behind the network firewall concept and co-author of Firewalls and Internet Security, one of the most influential books on the topic. Bill coined the term "proxy" under its current technical meaning and is a creator of the Internet Mapping Project. On October 8 Bill will discuss one of the most fundamental aspects of security, the password, in his talk titled "Rethinking Passwords".

See the Agenda.



To cover the cost of food and beverages, a payment of $25 per attendee is requested for the day of talks. Credit card (online only), check, money order, and PO ("Pay by invoice") accepted. If paying by check or money order please make it payable to OWASP on the day of the event. We place food orders based on the number of registrants. You must register in advance for this event.

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Friday, October 8, 2010 - OWASP MSP + DC612 Day of Talks

LEARN ABOUT and REGISTER for the Friday, October 8, 2010 OWASP MSP + DC612 Day of Talks in St. Paul.

We're happy to announce our keynote, Bill Cheswick. Bill is a legendary figure behind the network firewall concept and co-author of Firewalls and Internet Security, one of the most influential books on the topic. Bill coined the term "proxy" under its current technical meaning and is a creator of the Internet Mapping Project. On October 8 Bill will discuss one of the most fundamental aspects of security, the password, in his talk titled "Rethinking Passwords".

See the Agenda.



To cover the cost of food and beverages, a payment of $25 per attendee is requested for the day of talks. Credit card (online only), check, money order, and PO ("Pay by invoice") accepted. If paying by check or money order please make it payable to OWASP on the day of the event. We place food orders based on the number of registrants. You must register in advance for this event.

Speakers at a Glance (see full agenda)

• Keynote: Bill Cheswick, Lead Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Labs Research
  Rethinking Passwords - Passwords and PINs are used everywhere these days, but their use is often painful. Traditional password advice and rules are seldom appropriate for today's threats, yet we labor with the password rules and servers of yesteryear. Strong passwords are weakening our security, and it is time to fix that.
• Andrew Becherer, Senior Security Consultant, iSEC Partners
  Attacking Kerberos and the New Hadoop Security Design - Is the Hadoop Distributed File System used at Facebook, Twitter, and other major online properties more secure with Kerberos?
• Joe Teff, Vice President - Manager Security Code Review, Wells Fargo and Board Member, OWASP MSP
  Can you implement a static analysis program using the OWASP Code Review Guide? - What decisions need to be made in developing a secure static analysis program?
• Charles Henderson, Director of Application Security Services, Trustwave's SpiderLabs
  Global Security Report - Trends in information security and some insights on virtual patches.
• Jason Rouse, Principal Consultant and Mobile/Wireless Security Lead, Cigital
  Mobile Security - What are the mobile-only threats and what can be done to protect against them?
• Andre "Dre" Gironda, Application Security Expert
  Application Assessments Reloaded - How can current appsec tools and testing methods be used effectively in the new software development and deployment landscape?

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Secure360 is an annual conference providing high quality educational sessions and networking opportunities while working to identify developing trends in risk management, physical security, governance, audit, information security, contingency planning and human capital.

DC612 Meetings

DC612 meets the 2nd Thursday of the month.
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Video/Audio/Slides/Handouts

Videos of several past meetings are available at OWASPMSP_Videos and OWASP MSP Vimeo Channel

Most Recent Content

Mike Craigue - Enterprise Application Security Practices: Real-world Tips and Techniques - OWASP (MSP) - 22 February 2010 (82 minutes) Vimeo Video | PDF

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Chris Nickerson - Red Team Testing - OWASP (MSP) - 5 October 2009 (78 Minutes) Vimeo Video

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OWASP Minneapolis-St. Paul 2009 Half-day Conference - 24 August 2009 - Watch the video at Vimeo

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Previous Events

OWASP Minneapolis-St. Paul 2009 Half Day Conference - August 24, 2009

Thanks again for another year to all who joined us for an afternoon of information security presentations on August 24, 2009 at the St. Paul Student Center Auditorium/Theater on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. Visit the conference page for a recap or watch the video at Vimeo.

OWASP & FLOSS Application Security Mini-Conference 2008 - October 21, 2008

Thanks to all who joined us on October 21, 2008 for a mini conference in October 2008 at University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus. Our first conference was a great success, with around 150 people attending! We were fortunate to have even higher attendance in 2009.

Chapter Leaders/Contacts

President: Adam Baso

Vice President: Lorna Alamri

Board Member and Former OWASP MSP President: Kuai Hinojosa

Board Member and Former OWASP MSP President: Robert Sullivan

Board Member: David Bryan

Board Member: Joe Teff