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OWASP Manchester

Welcome to the Manchester chapter homepage. This UK chapter was started in 2011, having grown out of the successful Leeds_UK chapter.

You can follow @OwaspMcr on Twitter and view some of the chapter meeting videos on YouTube.


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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Date: Thursday, 16th June 2016, 18:00

Location: Spaceport, 26 1st floor, 24 Lever St, Manchester M1 1DZ

Registration: Tickets are available via Eventbrite

Event sponsors: Avecto

Presentations:

Dr. Ali Dehghantanha - Digital Forensics: The Missing Piece of the Internet of Things Promise

Abstract: Every new device we create, every sensor we deploy, every byte we synchronize to other locations will at some point come under scrutiny in the course of investigations and legal matters. Yet no reliable forensics applications nor digital forensics guidance exists to retrieve the data from IoT devices in the event of a cyber event, an active investigation or a litigation request. The digital forensics of internet of things (IoT) technologies is the missing conversation in our headlong rush to the promise of connecting every device on the planet. This presentation discuss about issues and importance of further development in this field and elaborates on how forensics practitioners, device manufacturers and legal authorities could share the efforts and minimise this gap.

Speaker's Bio: Dr. Ali Dehghantanha is a Marie-Curie International Incoming Fellow in Cyber Forensics and has served for many years in a variety of research and industrial positions. Other than Ph.D in Cyber Security he holds many professional certificates such as GREM, CISM, CISSP, and CCFP. He has served as an expert witness, cyber forensics analysts and malware researcher with leading players in Cyber-Security and E-Commerce. Additional information can be found at http://alid.info


Paul Johnson - Teaching secure coding

Abstract: Many organisations invest heavily in detecting application vulnerabilities, using static analysis and pen testing. Another tool in your security arsenal is to prevent vulnerabilities being introduced in the first place. To help with this, Pentest provide a "Secure coding workshop". The workshop teaches developers how to code securely, and avoid vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XML external entities. Having run this course with several programming languages, and students of various abilities, we've learned a lot about the pedagogy of secure coding. In this talk we share some of our key insights for delivering a successful secure coding workshop.


Jennie Williams - Tackling Cyber Crime in the North West

Abstract: The National Security Strategy categorised cyber-attacks as a Tier One threat to our national security, alongside international terrorism. The threat to our national security from cyber-attacks is real and growing. Terrorists, hostile states and cyber criminals are among those targeting computer systems in the UK. We all need to work together to combat this threat and help protect one another.


Please email the list if you want to speak at a future OWASP Manchester event.

Summer / Autumn Social

We will probably be having a social event between August and October -- details will appear here as soon as we have them.

2016 Dates

17th March


2015 Dates

12th November

17th June

17th February

2014 Dates

8th September

13th May

27th February

2013 Dates

30th April

2012 Dates

11th September

30th May

1st February

2011 Dates

16th November

24th August As part of the Leeds Chapter

22nd June As part of the Leeds Chapter

2010 Dates

8th December As part of the Leeds Chapter

The chapter leaders are:

We are actively seeking more chapter leaders - please get in touch if you would like to become one!

We are looking for organizations to sponsor the Manchester chapter.

You can sponsor the chapter for one year at the following levels:

  • £300 Silver
  • £600 Gold
  • £1200 Platinum

You can also sponsor a meeting by hosting the event or donating £100.

If you are interested in sponsoring the chapter then please get in touch with one of the chapter leaders.


Other related organizations in the Manchester area:

Please get in touch with one of the chapter leaders to get your organization listed here.

And feel free to use the Manchester mailing list to publicise related events.


Chapter Sponsors

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