GPC/Meetings/2012-16-11

Project Division Updates

• Project Numbers
  • Active Projects: 116
  • Archived Projects: 41
  • Merged Projects: 43

• New OWASP Projects
  • OWASP Periodic Table of Vulnerabilities
  • OWASP JSON Sanitizer
  • OWASP Application Security Awareness Top 10 E-learning Project

• Pending Project Donations/SetUp:
  • OWASP XSS Cheat Sheet: Needs contract.
  • OWASP Security Shepherd Needs contract.

Currently Working On

• Projects at Global AppSec Conferences
  • AppSec 2012 Images are up.
  • Currently preparing for AppSec APAC.
  • OSS and OWASP Projects Track preparations are currently taking place.

• Salesforce Metadata Migration
  • All project data is now in Salesforce.
  • I continue to work with Kate to finish the migration.
  • We are currently working on creating a template e-mail to send to all active project leaders asking them to update their information. (Still seeking help for this)
  • Developed 8 forms to help with future requests: You can find them in the project handbook 2013 version, linked in their various sections.
  • Currently looking into developing the forms in Salesforce.

• Project Promotion Events
  • We are looking into applying for a booth at FOSDEM
  • Our application will depend on whether our OWASP main track speaker applicants get accepted.
  • The booth would be free.

• SourceForge Update
  • I have reached out to the SourceForge people for a meeting.
  • I have not had a response.
  • I will continue to reach out until I have a reply from them.

• Project Processes Development
  • Putting the handbook aside until these are fleshed out and agreed to.
  • I feel it is a much better idea to tackle individually, and them add them to the handbook.
  • Process form development
  • Project Stage Benefits
  • Project Graduation Process
  • Project Graduation Criteria

• Daily Project based queries and requests
  • This has not changed much since I began the post: questions are very similar in nature.
  • Global AppSec questions
  • Funding queries
  • Travel availability
  • Project based administrative help
  • Project status information
  • Several project donations questions
  • OWASP LinkedIn Updates
  • What's happening with projects, questions

More Funding Potential

1. Guidebooks Grant Payment: Still filling out tax forms for Deb. Working with Alison and Kate to get these submitted.
2. The Google Grant process is going very slowly.
3. I monitor it and make progress daily.
4. Ryan is currently putting together his plan for ModSecurity.
5. I am waiting to hear back from him with his proposal.
6. This will be for a $30,000 grant proposal for the DHS.