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

• Salesforce Metadata Migration
  • Kate and I continue to work together to complete this project.
  • We are still 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.
  • We have now developed the forms in Salesforce.
  • Currently, I am in the process of finalising the forms.

• Project Support Volunteer Role Development
  • Samantha put together a role description for a part-time project support volunteer.
  • This role was developed to help the 3 Guidebook projects with project support duties.
  • Please see the Volunteer Job Description Document for more details.
  • We are looking for 3 separate volunteers that will be responsible for the same role.
  • Each volunteer will be responsible for project support duties for one project.

• SourceForge Update
  • Jason, Kate and Samantha attended a meeting with the Geeknet team.
  • We let them know that we will be ending our contract.
  • We discussed the possibility of proposing alternative payment options with them.
  • They agreed to review our proposal.
  • Jason, Kate, and Samantha agreed on two alternative payment options.
  • Samantha drafted a response to the Geeknet Team, outlining our options.
  • Option 1: OWASP would like to propose that Geeknet waive either all or a percentage of the invoice fee, and redistribute the funds as a donation to the OWASP Foundation.
  • Option 2: OWASP would like to propose a 1 year corporate membership, and a 6 month online rotating banner advertisement in exchange for $10,000 being deduction from the Invoice in question. Total value: $17,500 in OWASP Services.

• 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: Proposal Complete, Please Review.
  • Project Stage Benefits: Proposal Complete, Please Review.
  • Project Graduation Process: Proposal Complete, Please Review.
  • Project Graduation Criteria: Proposal Still Under Development.

• 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.