This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
Helsinki
- 1 OWASP Helsinki
- 2 Participation
- 3 Sponsorship/Membership
- 4 Local News
- 5 OWASP Helsinki meeting #4 Fall 2007, e.g. security & SDLC, TBD
- 6 OWASP Helsinki meeting #3 Summer 2007: "SOA, Web Services & XML Security", Tuesday, June 5th 2007
- 7 OWASP Helsinki meeting #2 Winter 2007, Web Application Firewalls, Thursday, February 22 2007
- 8 OWASP Helsinki meeting #1, Tuesday, Dec 12 2006 at Ernst & Young
OWASP Helsinki
Welcome to the Helsinki chapter homepage. The chapter leader is Mikko Saario
Participation
OWASP Foundation (Overview Slides) is a professional association of global members and is open to anyone interested in learning more about software security. Local chapters are run independently and guided by the Chapter_Leader_Handbook. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association your support and sponsorship of any meeting venue and/or refreshments is tax-deductible. Financial contributions should only be made online using the authorized online chapter donation button. To be a SPEAKER at ANY OWASP Chapter in the world simply review the speaker agreement and then contact the local chapter leader with details of what OWASP PROJECT, independent research or related software security topic you would like to present on.
Sponsorship/Membership
to this chapter or become a local chapter supporter.
Or consider the value of Individual, Corporate, or Academic Supporter membership. Ready to become a member?
Local News
Welcome to the OWASP Helsinki Chapter
The plan is to meet at least three to four times a year, each lasting 1,5-3 hours (more active "hands" means more meetings). This chapter is based in the capital area and therefore the meetings will be in or around Helsinki.
If you wish to present at one of the meetings or have any other inquiries, please contact the chapter leader.
OWASP Helsinki meeting #4 Fall 2007, e.g. security & SDLC, TBD
This will take place after the Summer holiday period, maybe September. More information to follow.
Discussion regarding security in systems development: How to define requirements, design, etc. Stay tuned.
OWASP Helsinki meeting #3 Summer 2007: "SOA, Web Services & XML Security", Tuesday, June 5th 2007
This will take place June 5th. Presentation and discussion on Web Services, SOA and XML security stuff. Stay tuned as more information will follow.
Date: June 5th
Venue: Smilehouse, Itälahdenkatu 22A (Stonesoft building), Lauttasaari
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 PEOPLE, SO PLEASE DO REGISTER BEFOREHAND (i.e. send an email to chapter leader).
19:00 Welcome
19:05 Gunnar Peterson, CTO Arctec Group and project lead for the OWASP "XML Security Gateway Evaluation Criteria". Topic to be announced. Gunnar will be visiting Finland to provide training via Tietoturva ry on this subject.
19:40 2nd presentation. Presenter and topic being planned.
20:15 3rd presentation. Presenter and topic being planned.
20:45 Enter Bar 52... --> Enjoy (sponsored) beverages.
OWASP Helsinki meeting #2 Winter 2007, Web Application Firewalls, Thursday, February 22 2007
Thank you for the 29 participants, the speakers and the host - Nixu - for making this event happen!
Location: Nixu, Mäkelänkatu 91, 00601 Helsinki.
What are Web Application Firewalls (WAF), how do they work, what do they do and what don't they do. Discussion and sharing of experiences of various technologies and products.
18.30 Welcome. Mikko Saario, Chapter Leader.
Today's topic and agenda in short.
18.35 "Web Application Firewalls Technical Analysis". Joakim Sandström, CTO nSense.
http://www.owasp.org/images/6/6a/Owasp_waf_joakim.pdf
- Technology
- Blacklisting & Whitelisting
- mod_security features
- Do's and Don'ts
19.30 "The Core Rule Sets". Ofer Shezaf, CTO Breach Security.
http://www.owasp.org/images/f/f4/The_Core_Rule_Set_-_Ofer.pdf
- WAF deployment and protection strategies
- Detection of generic web layer attacks
- Virtual patching
OWASP Helsinki meeting #1, Tuesday, Dec 12 2006 at Ernst & Young
The Helsinki chapter had the first meeting at Ernst & Young office in Elielinaukio 5 B. The agenda and the presentations for the meeting are below. We had a good turnout: 22 people were present i.e. all seats were taken - we were very happy to see all these people to be interested in application security issues.
18:30 Welcome. What is OWASP and why OWASP Helsinki?
Mikko Saario made a short presentation about OWASP and the objective for the local Helsinki chapter.
19:00 Analyzing Threats (Olli Wiren; olli [at] juurihoito.org)
Olli Wiren discussed application related threats and corresponding security issues.
http://www.owasp.org/images/7/7c/Owasp-olli.pdf
19:45 Open discussion regarding OWASP Helsinki; what is expected or wished; how to go ahead and so forth.
There was a lively discussion regarding what type of activities should be arranged in the future. More details will follow...