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Dallas
OWASP Dallas
Welcome to the Dallas chapter homepage. The chapter leaders are
Chapter Lead- Denis Sheridan
Board Member- Matt Parsons
Board Member- Jeromme Lawler
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Announcements
July Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: IoT Security Landscape: Survey & Analysis
Technology allows society to accelerate exponentially. People are connecting Things to the Internet but the benefits aren’t realized without tradeoffs. Companies are embracing IoT to enhance their business plans. Due to many difficult challenges, some IoT Security Alliances have begun to form. At the federal government level, FTC, FCC, DHS and NIST have become involved. Finally, security companies are now proposing IoT security architectures to complement Enterprise solutions. We will review and discuss all these topics.
Who: Mark Szewczul, CISSP, is an IoT Security Architect at Zimperium with over 20 years of experience from Semiconductor, Telecom/Datacom, and Computing sectors.
He currently is Director of Marketing at the Dallas/Fort Worth Cisco Users Group, has led the IEEE-Electromagnetic Compatibility Society and co-founded the IEEE-Consumer Electronics Society, both in Dallas. Along the journey, he has mastered design, testing, integration and deployment of numerous systems. His passion entails implementing best practices of security and privacy principles at all 7-layers and beyond. He has his MS in Information Science and Systems from Texas A&M University and 3 patents.
Where: Goldman Sachs - 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039, Dallas, TX
The meeting food & drinks will be sponsored by Security Compass.
IMPORTANT Meeting Notes:
The location is a gun-free zone. Please do not attempt to bring in any guns, holsters, ammo, etc. into their office space. Also, backpacks, suitcases, and other bags larger than a small purse cannot be brought into the building by guests.
Previous Meetings
June Meeting
When: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: From Hot Rodding to Hacking, Securing the Modern Automobile
Who: Art Dahnert is a Managing Consultant who has over 19 years of experience in the software industry with over 8 years Application Security experience.
Where: Toyota - 5360 Legacy Drive, Building 1, 2nd Floor, Plano, TX
Materials: media:Hot_Rodding_and_Hacking_v3.pptx
May Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: OWASP Dallas Social
Who: OWASP Dallas
Where: Dots Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard - 2645 Commerce Street , Dallas, TX (map)
April Meeting
When: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: AWS Security: Staying on Top of the Cloud
Who: Kurtis Miller is a Principal Security Consultant for NCC Group, North America.
Where: Goldman Sachs - 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039, Dallas, TX
Materials: media:AWS_Security_-_Staying_on_Top_of_the_Cloud.pdf
March Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: Secrets Revealed: How Your Competitors are Scaling Application Security
Who: Nishchal Bhalla, is a noted expert, speaker and a published author who has been in the information security field for two decades.
Where: Intuit, Inc. - 5601 Headquarters Dr, Plano, TX
Materials: media:2017.03_OWASP_Dallas_Presentation_v5.pdf (More Info)
February Meeting
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 6:00 PM
Topic: Secure Architecture In The Land of Microservices
Who: Jack is the CEO at nVisium and focuses on building solutions to make security and education scale in fast-paced software development organizations.
Where: 8000 Dominion Pkwy, Plano, TX - Capital One
Materials: Media:Microservice_Security.pdf
January Meeting
When: January 17 - 6:00 PM
Topic: Helping Developers Embrace Security with OWASP Tools
Who: Joseph Konieczka is a Lead Technology Solutions Specialist on the Remedy on Demand infrastructure team at BMC Software.
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039, Dallas, TX - Goldman Sachs
November Meeting
When: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Privacy Preserving Big Data Analytics
Who: Hassan Takabi is Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
Where: Epsilon - 6021 Connection Drive, Irving, TX
October Meeting
When: Monday, October 17, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: NoSQL: "No Injections" or "No Security"?
Who: Stark Riedesel is a Security Consultant for Cigital, an industry leader in application security.
Where: Akamai - 15950 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX
September Meeting
When: Monday, September 19, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Web Attacker’s Toolkit: An in depth analysis of RFI in the wild
Who: Tony Lauro is a Lead Sr. Enterprise Security Architect for Akamai's Web Security division.
Where: Akamai - 15950 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX
August Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: OWASP Dallas August Social
Who: Dallas OWASP Community
Where: Braindead Brewing - 2625 Main St, Dallas, TX
July Meeting
When: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Pen Testing with Powershell
Who: Rajganesh Pandurangan is a Lead Managing Consultant at US Bank and the creator of Web Application Exploitation Distro (http://www.waed.info)
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039, Dallas, TX - Goldman Sachs
Materials: Media:OWASP-pentest-with-powershell.pptx
June Meeting
When: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Web App Testing Stats Compared to The OWASP Top 10
Who: Joel Scambray is a Principal at Cigital.
Where: 8000 Dominion Pkwy, Plano, TX - Capital One
Materials: Media:Cigital_Top10_DallasOWASP-062116.pdf
May Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Can we do better than Passwords?
Who: Dr. Girish Chiruvolu, CISSP, CISM is Director, Information security and Risk Management at Thomson Reuters, Carrollton TX.
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - Goldman Sachs.
Materials: Media:OWASP_May17th_Password-less-logins.pdf
April Meeting
When: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: OWASP Happy Hour
Who: OWASP Dallas Members
Where: Humperdinks NW Highway - 2208 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX
March Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Integrating Security into the Software/System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process—Myths and Facts
Who: Rick Brunner is an Assistant Faculty member at Collin College and is an active member of Collin’s Cyber Security Advisory Board.
Where: Epsilon - 6021 Connection Drive, Irving, TX.
Materials: Media:March_2016_OWASP_-_Secure_SDLC_Presentation_and_Related_Material.zip
February Meeting
When: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: DNS Attack Vectors
Who: John Devasia is a Senior Product Manager in the Cloud Security BU at Akamai Technologies.
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - Goldman Sachs.
January Meeting
When: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Bountiful Bugs and DRM Breakage
Who: Dave Ferguson is a Solution Architect at Qualys and has been a specialist in Application Security since 2006.
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - Goldman Sachs.
November Meeting
When: Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 from 5:30 PM – ?:?? PM
Topic: OWASP Dallas Happy Hour
Where: Mexican Sugar at Shops at Legacy - 7501 Lone Star Drive, Suite 8150, Plano, TX
October Meeting
When: Wednesday October 7th, 2015 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: Anatomy of a Logic Flaw
Who: Charles Henderson is the Vice President of Managed Security Testing at Trustwave.
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039.
September Meeting
When: Thursday September 17th, 2015 from 5:30PM – 6:30 PM
Topic: Application Security Trends
Who: Stephen Pasco is a Vice President of Application Risk at Goldman Sachs
Where: 6011 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039.
May Meeting
When: Wednesday May 6, 2015 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: The Future of Mobile Payments: Secure Mobile Architecture
Who: Denis M. Sheridan is a Managing Consultant at Cigital.
Where: North Lake College Central Campus, 5001 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75038, Room: A-215
October Meeting
When: Wednesday October 1, 2014 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: Succeeding with Enterprise Software Security Key Performance Indicators
Who: Rafal Los, Director, Office of the CISO
Where: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, Room: Sabine Hall: SH117
March Meeting
When: Wednesday March 5, 2014 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: OWASP Dallas basic Python tutorial
Who: Matt Parsons, CISSP MSM
Where: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, Room: Sabine Hall: SH117
September Meeting
When: Wednesday September 11, 2013 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: PCI Mobile Payment Acceptance Security Guidelines for Developers
Who: Ralph Spencer Poore, Director, Emerging Standards at PCI Security Standards Council
Where: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, Room: Sabine Hall: SH117
Slides: Media:Dallas OWASP 9-11-2013.pdf
May Meeting
When: Wednesday May 8, 2013 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: Implementation Patterns for Software Security Programs
Who: Dan Cornell, Principal, Denim Group
Where: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, Room: Sabine Hall: SH117
February Meeting
When: Wednesday February 6, 2013 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: Using Webappsec Vulns to Break Censorship
Who: Robert Hansen, a.k.a. rsnake
Where: Richland College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, Room: Sabine Hall: SH117
