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OWASP Boulder
Welcome to the Boulder chapter homepage. The chapter leader is Andy Lewis
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?
Local News
Next Meeting
There are no more meetings planned for 2007, although if you want to be involved in planning 2008's agenda please email the mailing list. We'll be getting together to discuss it and a possible Front Range Web Security Summit soon... (yeah, I know I ought to put all sorts of cool "mailto:" links and anchor tags in my text but I'm living proof that wiki's aren't andy-proof...)
Aspect-Oriented Programming
Security Focus has a very interesting article regarding AOP and security written by Rohit Sethi on October 16th, 2007. It complements and reinforces the AOP talk[1] given by Pat White from Fortify Software for the Nov Chapter Meeting. If you know of any other useful AOP references please share by posting to the chapter mailing list...
Cool References - November 28th, 2007
Google for "Microsoft AntiXSS Library" and you'll see some pretty cool resources for stifling Cross-Site-Scripting problems.
OWASP has a similar project: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Encoding_Project
in addition to the OWASP Enterprise Security API project (which looks REALLY COOL):
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/ESAPI
Finally, many of the OWASP wikis are available as books, either for purchase in hard-copy or as a free download:
Online bookstore = http://stores.lulu.com/owasp Shirts hats etc... http://www.cafepress.com/owasp
Boulder OWASP News - November 15th, 2007
Several Security Professionals have expressed interest in serving as Chapter Officers or part of a Board of Directors. If this is of interest to you too please contact [2]Andy. We expect to assemble interested parties in early Dec to plan out 2008.
Boulder OWASP News - July 26th, 2007
Al B., Lance R., and Andy L. are getting speakers, places, and sponsors lined up for Sep-Nov. The gameplan is to have meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month HOWEVER the FIRST meeting's timing is being scheduled around a very special speaker (hint: what's the opposite of Black Hat?). The goal is very simple: understand how one of the OWASP Top 10 is a REAL PROBLEM and (more importantly) understand how to CODE BETTER and/or TEST BETTER.
Still need a place that can seat 30+ for the first meeting the 3rd or 4th week of Sept. Still need a sponsor for dinner.
Likely schedule:
6-6:30 eat, socialize 6:30-6:35 chapter business 6:35 - introduce speaker
Each speaker will be encouraged to cover:
- demonstration of the threat ( "look! I got EVERYONE'S credit card #!") - overview/sample of vulnerable code, preferably in PHP, Java, or .Net env. - some details regarding how to correct the code - some thoughts as to how to test for the problem and/or "immunize" against it during a typical SDLC - additional tools and references
7:35'ish - Q & A after Q & A - adjourn to less formal environment
Thanks! Andy
PS if you're going to Blackhat/DefCon be sure to catch David Byrne's presentation regarding anti-DNS pinning!
Boulder OWASP News - June 21st, 2007
While we're getting our act together with the Boulder Chapter I encourage you to attend tonight's Denver OWASP meeting.
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Denver
At this time Boulder OWASP is looking for help with the following:
1. Meeting place
2. Corporate sponsor(s)
3. Topics of interest.
Thanks!
Andy
November Meeting Notes
Security and AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming)
Many thanks to Corporate Express[www.cexp.com] for providing the facilities, to Coalfire Systems[www.coalfiresystems.com] for providing dinner, and to Fortify Software[3] for providing the speaker!
Speaker: Patrick White, Program Manager for Fortify Software.[4]
Topic: Security and AOP
Aspect Oriented Programming is an incredibly interesting methodology that has gradually gained popularity over the years. As interesting as the concepts are, they are often admittedly difficult to actualize. In this talk Patrick will be examining what AOP is and how it can make a real and meaningful impact during your development. In addition, he'll look at how powerful security features can be added to an application using AOP either in sync or out sync with development.
Bio: Patrick White is a Program Manager at Fortify Software. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Southern California and has earned numerous Microsoft certifications including MCSE, MCSD, and MCPD. He previously worked for several Bay Area startups and was at Microsoft before joining the Fortify Software team.
Patrick's presentation can be found here: https://www.owasp.org/images/2/27/SecurityAndAOPII_FortifySoftware20071115.pdf Yeah, sometimes it's OK to bolt on security after the fact...
September Meeting Notes
First Boulder OWASP Meeting was held September 20th, 2007 Jeremiah's presentation was OUTSTANDING and MUCH APPRECIATED. Jeremiah kindly allowed it to be posted here:
https://www.owasp.org/images/f/f8/OWASP_Boulder_09202007.pdf
MANY THANKS to Whitehat Security[5], Corporate Express[6], Business Partner Solutions[7], and all who attended for making this a success!
There was also a brief discussion about integrating security into the SDLC. Here's a link for a GREAT presentation done by Michael Walters. Note the diagrams on slide 13:
http://www.squadco.com/presentations/OWASP_Denver.pdf
Also, if your QA team isn't aware of SQuAD (the Software Quality Association of Denver) you may want to point them to www.squadco.com as a resource.
September Meeting
First Boulder OWASP Meeting to be held September 20th, 2007
Site: Corporate Express US Headquarters [8] 1 Environmental Way Broomfield, CO 80021
Time: Dinner and beverages will be available starting at 6 PM, compliments of Business Partner Solutions. [9] Presentation will start at 6:30.
Speaker: Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security. [10]
Topic: Top 10 Web Attack Techniques, their Potential Impact, and Strategies to Protect Your Company
To date, information security has been focused mainly on vulnerabilities at the network and software (OS, web server, etc.) levels. However, a new battleground is quickly developing that poses an even greater threat to companies’ brands/reputations and data. As companies drive more and more business processes to the web, vulnerabilities in their custom Web applications have become the new target for a new class of hackers. And the payoff is now financial gain, not personal notoriety.
Jeremiah Grossman will: – Reveal the top 10 attacks of 2006 by creativity and scope – Predict what these attacks mean for website vulnerability management in 2007 – Present strategies to protect your corporate websites
Bio: Jeremiah Grossman is the founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, considered a world-renowned expert in Web security, co-founder of the Web Application Security Consortium, and recently named to InfoWorld's Top 25 CTOs for 2007. Mr. Grossman is a frequent speaker at industry events including the BlackHat Briefings, RSA, ISACA, CSI, OWASP, Vanguard, ISSA, Defcon, and a number of large universities. He has authored dozens of articles and white papers; is credited with the discovery of many cutting-edge attack and defensive techniques; and is a co-author of XSS Attacks. Mr. Grossman is frequently quoted in major media publications such as InfoWorld, USA Today, PCWorld, Dark Reading, SC Magazine, SecurityFocus, Cnet, SC Magazine, CSO, and InformationWeek. Prior to WhiteHat he was an information security officer at Yahoo!
Chapter Leader Links
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/About_OWASP
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/How_OWASP_Works
https://www.owasp.org/index.php?title=How_OWASP_Works&diff=22690&oldid=15689 (this is a previous version of the 'How OWASP Works' page which contains some ideas about the future)
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_brand_usage_rules
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Chapter_Rules
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Chapter_Leader_Handbook
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:Chapter_Resources
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Tutorial#Editing_OWASP
And finally, if you haven't seen this amazing page created by Sebastien a while back with descirptions and links to past OWASP presentations, you must check it out now: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Education_Presentation
Of particular interest: https://www.owasp.org/images/d/df/OWASP_-_Presentation_for_potential_sponsorships.doc
OWASP Moves to MediaWiki Portal - 11:36, 20 May 2006 (EDT)
OWASP is pleased to announce the arrival of OWASP 2.0!
OWASP 2.0 utilizes the MediaWiki portal to manage and provide the latest OWASP related information. Enjoy!