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OWASP NYC AppSec 2008 Conference
Last Update: 10/24/2008
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This vendor agnostic conference has tracks for management, security, audit and development professionals interested in the state of the appsec industry and its trends. Presented by some of the brightest people in the industry, this event is a must attend for anyone looking to improve their information security posture and threat awareness. With assistance from: WASC, NYM InfraGard, AITGlobal, NYC PHP, NYCBUG, NYC ISACA, NYC ISSA and our event co-sponsors you are invited to (2) days of hardcore hands-on training and (2) full days of Seminars and Technology Pavilion from the world's best application security technology minds, all held in the New York City, Midtown.
When/Where
Sept 22nd - 25th 2008
The Park Central Hotel - 870 Seventh Avenue at 56th Street New York, NY 10019-4038
How Much?
Seminar Fees: $350 OWASP Members / $400 Non-Members (includes 1 year OWASP individual membership) / $200 for Students (with student ID). 2 days of hands on training classes are also available.


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2008 OWASP USA, NYC Conference Schedule – Sept 24th - Sept 25th VIDEOS
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Track 1: BALLROOM | Track 2: SKYLINE | Track 3: TIMESQUARE | |||||||
07:30-08:50 | Doors Open for Attendee/Speaker Registration
avoid lines come early get your caffeine fix and use free wifi | ||||||||
09:00-09:45 | OWASP Version 3.0 who we are, how we got here and where we are going? OWASP Foundation: Jeff Williams, Dinis Cruz, Dave Wichers, Tom Brennan, Sebastien Deleersnyder | ||||||||
10:00-10:45 | Analysis of the Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) Ofer Shezaf |
DHS Software Assurance Initiatives | |||||||
11:00-11:45 |
Http Bot Research |
OWASP "Google Hacking" Project |
MalSpam Research | ||||||
12:00-13:00 | Capture the Flag Sign-Up
LUNCH - Provided by event sponsors @ TechExpo | ||||||||
12:00-12:45 |
Get Rich or Die Trying - Making Money on The Web, The Black Hat Way |
Framework-level Threat Analysis: Adding Science to the Art of Source-code review |
Automated Web-based Malware Behavioral Analysis | ||||||
13:00-13:45 |
New 0-Day Browser Exploits: Clickjacking - yea, this is bad... |
Web Intrusion Detection with ModSecurity |
Using Layer 8 and OWASP to Secure Web Applications | ||||||
14:00-14:45 | Application Security Industry Outlook Panel: Jim Routh CISO DTCC, |
Security Assessing Java RMI |
JBroFuzz 0.1 - 1.1: Building a Java Fuzzer for the Web | ||||||
15:00-15:45 |
OWASP Testing Guide - Offensive Assessing Financial Applications |
Flash Parameter Injection (FPI) |
w3af - A Framework to own the web | ||||||
16:00-16:45 |
OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) Project |
Cross-Site Scripting Filter Evasion |
Multidisciplinary Bank Attacks | ||||||
17:00-17:45 |
Open Discussion On Application Security |
Mastering PCI Section 6.6 |
Case Studies: Exploiting application testing tool deficiencies via "out of band" injection | ||||||
18:00-18:45 |
Spearfishing and the OWASP Live CD |
Phundamental Security - Coding Secure w/PHP |
Payment Card Data Security and the new Enterprise Java | ||||||
19:00-20:00 |
OWASP Chapter Leader / Project Leader working session |
(ISC)2 Cocktail Hour |
Technology Movie Night | ||||||
20:00-23:00+ | OWASP Event Party/Reception Event badge required for admission Food, Drinks w/ New & Old Friends - break out the laptop and play capture the flag for fun and prizes. Location: HOTEL BALLROOM
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Day 2 – Sept 25th, 2008 | |||||||||
08:00-10:00 | BREAKFAST - Provided by event sponsors @ TechExpo | ||||||||
08:00-08:45 |
Software Development and Management: The Last Security Frontier |
Best Practices Guide for Web Application Firewalls |
The Good The Bad and The Ugly - Pen Testing VS. Source Code Analysis
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09:00-09:45 |
OWASP Web Services Top Ten |
Red And Tiger Team Application Security Projects |
OpenSource Tools | ||||||
10:00-10:45 |
Building a tool for Security consultants: A story of a customized source code scanner |
"Help Wanted" 7 Things You Need to Know APPSEC/INFOSEC Employment |
Industry Analysis with Forrester Research | ||||||
11:00-11:45 |
CLASP (Comprehensive, Lightweight Application Security Process) |
Security in Agile Development |
Secure Software Impact | ||||||
12:00-12:45 |
Next Generation Cross Site Scripting Worms |
Security of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) |
Open Reverse Benchmarking Project | ||||||
12:00-13:00 | Capture the Flag Status
LUNCH - Provided @ TechExpo | ||||||||
13:00-13:45 |
NIST and SAMATE Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) |
Lotus Notes/Domino Web Application Security |
Shootout @ Blackbox Corral | ||||||
14:00-14:45 |
Practical Advanced Threat Modeling |
The OWASP Orizon Project: towards version 1.0 |
Building Usable Security | ||||||
15:00-15:45 |
Off-shoring Application Development? Security is Still Your Problem |
OWASP EU Summit Portugal |
A Security Architecture Case Study | ||||||
16:00-16:45 |
Vulnerabilities in application interpreters and runtimes |
Cryptography For Penetration Testers |
Memory Corruption and Buffer Overflows | ||||||
17:00-17:45 | Event Wrap-Up / Speaker & CTF Awards and Sponsor Raffles | ||||||||
18:30-19:30 | OWASP Foundation, Chapter Leader Meeting - to collect ideas to make OWASP better! |
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Technology Pavilion - September 24th and 25th
Want to see the latest offerings from technology product and service firms worldwide? Stop by the Technology Pavilion/TechExpo on September 24th and 25th.
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CPE Credits
Much of the content is eligible for CPE credits. Please check with your institution regarding specific requirements.
The CISM cpe policy (www.isaca.org/cismcpepolicy) states:
One continuing professional education hour is earned for each fifty minutes of active participation (excluding lunches and breaks) in a professional educational activity. Continuing professional education hours are only earned in full-hour increments and rounding must be down. For example, a CISA who attends an eight-hour presentation (480 minutes) with 90 minutes of breaks will earn seven (7) continuing professional education hours.
Activities that qualify for CPE must be directly applicable to the management, design or assessment of an enterprise's information security as per the CISM job practice"
Earn (ISC)2 CPE Credits at 2008 OWASP USA, NYC
Attendance at the 2008 OWASP NYC Training Courses or Conferences will earn you Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits as follows: Training Courses: September 22-23, 2008 • 16 CPE units for 2 days of training (Monday - Tuesday) • 8 CPE units for 1 day of training (Monday or Tuesday Only) Conferences: September 24-25, 2008 Earn 1 CPE per hour of conference attendance
OWASP NYC AppSec 2008 Training Courses - September 22nd and 23rd, 2008
All classes begin at 9AM and end at 5:30PM
T1. Defensive Programming - 2-Days - $1350 |
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This class will teach you how to program defensively. A must for developers, managers, testers and security professionals. Learn the latest techniques to build attack resistant code, protect from current and future vulnerabilities and how to secure an application from both implementation bugs and design flaws. Learn More Here |
T2. Secure Coding for Java EE - 2-Days - $1350 |
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This course is similar to Aspect's Building and Testing Secure Web Applications except it includes a significant amount of Java focused content, including:
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T3. Web Services and XML Security - 2-Days - $1350 |
The movement towards Web Services and Service Oriented architecture (SOA) paradigms requires new security paradigms to deal with new risks posed by these architectures. This session takes a pragmatic approach towards identifying Web Services security risks and selecting and applying countermeasures to the application, code, web servers, databases, application, and identity servers and related software. Learn More Here |
T4. Advanced Web Application Security Testing - 2-Days - $1350 |
Course Overview While all developers need to know the basics of web application security testing, application security specialists will want to know all the advanced techniques for finding and diagnosing security problems in applications. Aspect’s Advanced Web Application Security Testing training is based on a decade of work verifying the security of critical applications. The course is taught by an experienced application security practitioner in an interactive manner. Learn More Here |
T5. Leading the Development of Secure Applications 1-Day - Sept 22nd- $675 |
In this one-day management session you’ll get the answers to the ten key questions that most CIOs and development managers face when trying to improve security in the development process. The course provides proven techniques and valuable lessons learned that can be applied to projects at any phase of their application’s lifecycle. Learn More Here |
T6. Building Secure Rich Internet Applications 1-Day - Sept 23rd- $675 |
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Rich Internet applications using technologies like Ajax, Flash, ActiveX, and Java Applets require special attention to secure. This one day training addresses the special issues that arise in this type of application development. Learn More Here |
T8. Secure Coding for .NET - 2-Days - $1350 |
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This course is similar to Aspect's Building and Testing Secure Web Applications except it includes a significant amount of .NET focused content, including:
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HOTELS / TRAVEL
Park Central Hotel - # 800.346.1359 / 212.247.8000 ROOM BLOCK # 41258 $549.00 per night. 870 Seventh Avenue at 56th Street, New York, NY 10019-4038
What is around APPSEC2008 - Area Attractions
New York City MTA: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/index.html
New York City Subway & walking directions: http://www.hopstop.com/?city=newyork
New York Sights & Sounds - SightsSounds
New York City Travel Guide - http://www.nytoday.com/
New York City Attractions - http://www.nycvisit.com
New York TV Show Tickets - Get free tickets to TV shows! - http://www.nytix.com/
New York City local news: http://www.ny1news.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
The OWASP Conferences & Training security technologists including CSOs,admins, application admins, MIS directors, homeland defense chiefs. These important influencers drive buying decisions exclusive access to its audiences. OWASP has established strategic relationships with security—print publications, newsletters, portals, consultants,message—and leadership positioning OWASP events. OWASP’s mission is supported by organizations who share our application, and software security communities. This approach should be part of your mix.
This vendor agnostic conference has tracks for management, security, audit and development professionals interested in the state of the appsec industry and its trends. Presented by some of the brightest people in the industry, this event is a must attend for anyone looking to improve their information security posture and threat awareness. With assistance from: WASC, NYM InfraGard, AITGlobal, NYC PHP, NYCBUG, NYC ISACA, NYC ISSA and our event co-sponsors you are invited to (2) days of hardcore hands-on training and (2) full days of Seminars and Technology Pavilion from the world's best application security technology minds, all held in the New York City, Midtown.

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