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OWASP Manchester

Welcome to the Manchester chapter homepage. This UK chapter was started in 2011, having grown out of the successful Leeds_UK chapter.

You can follow @OwaspMcr on Twitter and view some of the chapter meeting videos on YouTube.

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?

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Please email the list if you want to speak

Summer / Autumn Social

We will probably be having a social event between August and October -- details will appear here as soon as we have them.

November Meeting

Date: Thursday, 12th November 2015

Location: UKFast, Birley Fields, Manchester M15 5QJ

Registration: TBA

Speakers

Scott Helme

Abstract: Modern browsers have introduced new security features that websites can activate using server headers: CSP, HSTS and HPKP. I analysed the use of these headers on the Alexa Top 1 Million sites. The results are not what you might expect and the data shows some interesting trends.

Speaker bio: Scott Helme is an Information Security Consultant who blogs about security, privacy and performance online. He develops tools and tutorials to help you deploy the latest web security features. Read more at scotthelme.co.uk.

Nikola Milosevic

Abstract: Android users face many threats and risks. Since modern mobile devices are almost all the time exposed to the internet and other types of mobile networks, they are always exposed to the attacks. Users are usually not aware of the threats. OWASP Seraphimdroid is an OWASP project initiative with an aim to protect users from the threats by giving them the right tools in the form of mobile application and to educate them trough it. In this talk Nikola will present the current state and some interesting features of OWASP Seraphimdroid.

Speaker bio: Nikola is a project leader of OWASP Seraphimdroid project and one of the chapter leaders in Manchester. Previously, he founded and led OWASP local chapter in Serbia in 2012. At the moment he is doing his PhD at the University of Manchester. Read more at http://inspiratron.org/

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