Belfast

OWASP Belfast

Welcome to the Belfast chapter homepage.

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

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OWASP Belfast Sponsorship Opportunities

There are many ways you can help the OWASP Belfast Chapter spread the word about computer security and secure coding. Including the following:

• If you have a room available to hold a meeting, let us know.
• Companies can cover the OWASP membership costs of their employees.
• Supply a speaker on a topic of interest to the OWASP Belfast members, or cover their costs to present.
• Sponsor food and drink for a session.
• Further sponsorship can be provided directly to the OWASP Belfast Chapter itself, using the link above. Direct sponsorship allows the OWASP Belfast Board to use the funds as needed to run events.

In return for any sponsorship we can add your company to our list of sponsors on the OWASP Wiki and Meetup sites, and share communications with session attendees. Contact the OWASP Belfast Board (below) for more details.

OWASP Belfast Board

The OWASP Belfast Chapter Leaders are:

• Gary Robinson
• Michelle Simpson
• Siobhan Gallagher
• Philip O'Kane

About OWASP Belfast

What is OWASP Belfast?

OWASP Belfast is just one of over 100 OWASP Chapters around the world, including 4 in Ireland and 12 in the UK, where people meet to learn about and discuss software security topics. The OWASP organization also has lots of active projects that volunteers can participate in to create code and documents for the worldwide security community. The OWASP Top 10 project is the most famous of those projects.

Who is OWASP Belfast for?

It's for programmers, testers, students, project managers, development managers and security experts to collaborate and drive discussion on application security topics. Participation in the mailing lists and attendance at the OWASP Belfast sessions are free, in fact many of the events will provide food and drinks to attendees.

Why be part of OWASP Belfast?

• The community organizes sessions where experts from across the industry (and globe) give presentations and seminars about application security topics.
• Attendance and participation in the community increases knowledge and skills, allowing people to stand out from the crowd.
• Opportunity to network with other Software Professionals and keep in touch with job opportunities in the region.

Local News

OWASP Belfast Chapter October Session - Monday, October 9th 2017

6:00pm @ Queens Ashby building, Belfast

https://www.meetup.com/OWASP-Belfast/events/243114644/

Security Biometrics

In this session we're going to take a look at biometrics technology with the local security company B-secur.  They have invented electrocardiogram (ECG) biometric technology that utilizes a person’s unique heartbeat for authentication.

This talk will discuss biometrics and their own biometric technology, how it works, how it was developed, and where it can go in the future.  We'll also learn how the cyber security market reacts to this new technology.

Thanks to Hays for their sponsorship of pizza and drinks for this session.  Thanks also to Queens University for allowing us use of the Ashby building again.

Adrian Condon (CTO, B-secur)

Adrian has significant experience and an impressive track record in new product design, leading technical teams and delivering strategic new technology across the industrial, automotive, aeronautical and medical industries.

Sign-up for the OWASP Belfast mailing list for more information about this session, and other security related topics, at http://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-Belfast