Kenya

OWASP Kenya

Welcome to the Kenya chapter homepage. The chapter leader is Munir Njiru and Alex Mathenge aided by Ruth Macharia

Participation

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Local News

28th- 29th July 2016 - 3rd Annual Africahackon conference. You can download the conference program here[1]

1st- 2nd April 2016 - OWASP Kenyan Chapter and Africahackon will be holding a bootcamp at Multimedia University of Kenya in line with the plan to get information security to the young at heart so that we have more professionals in industry.

20th-21st November 2015

Africahackon and OWASP Kenyan Chapter are holding a bootcamp at JKUAT (Jommo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology) University

2015 is a busy year in the information security field : In addition to the Africahackon Conference, the first Kenyan Project currently at OWASP is out titled OWASP Mth3l3m3nt Framework. It aims to make web penetration testing easier and use of less resources that are readily available platforms. overed

Security Events

• Africahackon 2016
• Multimedia University Bootcamp 2016
• JKUAT Bootcamp 2015

Africahackon is East Africa’s premier technical computer security collective which brings together the individual talents of the best and brightest security professionals in the region, through live presentations, engaging discussions and hands on demonstrations. We are connoisseurs in a full range of defensive and offensive security topics are well versed in the theoretical aspect of cyber security and masters on the practical and tactical angle of the art.

Download the Conference Program http://africahackon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AfricaHackOn-3rd-Conference-Schedule-2016-latest.pdf.

Get the tickets here https://www.ticketsasa.com/events/eventdetail/view/2062/index.php.

Africahackon and OWASP Kenyan Chapter are holding a bootcamp at Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) this year on 1st & 2nd of April. This marks the first Bootcamp at the University in the series of bootcamps across local universities. It will aim to raise more security aware individuals as they join the fields in development, forensics, offensive security etc. The key topics to be covered are:

• Linux 101
• Google Hacking
• Android Forensics
• Network Security
• Web Security
• GSM Security
• Malware Analysis

Africahackon and OWASP Kenyan Chapter are holding a bootcamp at JKUAT (Jommo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology) University this year. This marks it as the second bootcamp to grace the university. For more information on the training sessions taking place visit the Africahackon Website The schedule of topics to be taught that day can be downloaded here.