Projects/Reports/2013-17-05

OWASP Global Projects Report

• Project Numbers
  • Active Projects: 149
  • Inactive Projects: 67

• Projects Under Review
  • OWASP Cheat Sheets Project
  • OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer Project
  • Xenotix XSS Exploit Framework
  • Project reviews are on hold until we can fill the Technical Project Advisor volunteer roles.

Currently Working On

• OWASP Women in Security: AppSec USA
  • After a few drafts, the Women in Security group finalized the website copy for the program.
  • You can find the information in the AppSec USA website.
  • We are currently attempting to raise $3,000.00 for each winner.
  • We plan on having 2 winners for 2013.
  • The total amount we are requesting is $6,000.00 to cover conference fee, training fee, travel and accommodation for both winners.

• Determining Active Project Status
  • This is a status update on this initiative.
  • I am reaching out to each leader individually to confirm these pieces of data for all 149 projects.
  • Flagship projects are completed.
  • Labs are completed
  • Incubator projects are in the 1st of 4 phases.

• European Commission Grant Opportunity: Proposal Status
  • Seba and I have been working on an European Commission grant opportunity for the majority of the week.
  • The grant opportunity has the potential to help a hand full of projects with resources and funds.
  • Seba and I have finished putting together a proposal for the board of directions.
  • The board has now approved the initiative.

• 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.
  • Marketing questions.
  • Grant funding questions.
  • OWASP Social Media Updates.
  • What's happening with projects, questions.

Grants Updates

• Guidebooks Grant

1. Amount: $25,000
2. Status: The first payment has been allocated to our project budgets.

• ESAPI Proposal

1. Amount: $25,000
2. Status: The ESAPI proposal is still being reviewed.

• ModSecurity Grant Writing

1. Amount: $30,000
2. Status: The ModSecurity proposal is still being reviewed.

• Google Grants Proposal

1. Amount: $120,00 in Adwords Funds
2. Status: We now have a better idea of the initiatives and tasks we must undertake to better leverage this award. We will discuss possible solutions during our Mid-Term (6-12 month) marketing planning.

• European Commission Grant Proposal

1. Amount: €250,000
2. Status: This proposal is currently being put together by a grant partner. We are still in the process of writing our proposal to the board and working out logistics.

• Total Grant Funds Awarded: $145,000 for 2013.