Ottawa

OWASP Ottawa

Welcome to the Ottawa chapter homepage. The chapter leaders are Mike Sues and Sherif Koussa

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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.

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Meetings Location

Third Brigade: 40 Hines Rd Suite 200 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K 2M5 Map

RSVP

Please RSVP to [email protected]. Please include name, company and how many attendees.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

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Meeting schedule:

6:00-6:30 Pizza, wings and pop
6:30-7:30 Main presentation
7:30-8:00 Open discussion and questions

Speaker: Corey Nachreine - The Web is the Battleground; and Social Networks Lead the Charge

Our web browser has become the universal app. We no longer use it just to peruse static web pages, but to interact with a menagerie of complex online applications hosted “in the cloud.” While this evolution of web interactivity provides us with many new opportunities, and immense value, it has also made today’s web the most dangerous place on the Internet. Join WatchGuard Senior Network Security Strategist and CISSP, Corey Nachreiner, to hear why he believes web-based threats will pose a huge risk to your network in 2011. During the talk, you will learn how the three most common web-based attacks -- drive-by downloads, cross-site scripting (XSS), and SQL injection – work. You’ll even see them in action during sample attacks. Nachreiner will also discuss why Social Networks sites are the worst “web-threat” offenders of them all. He’ll highlight three attributes that make Social Networks a ripe target for attackers, and likely the primary source of malware in the coming years. Finally, and most importantly, you’ll learn practical steps you can take, and defenses you can erect, to protect yourself from these web-based threats. As the American cartoon, G.I. Joe, used to say, “Knowing is half the battle.” Join us at [EVENT] to get the knowledge you need to win this web battle!

About The Speaker Corey Nachreiner has been with WatchGuard since 1999 and has since written more than a thousand concise security alerts and easily-understood educational articles for WatchGuard users. His security training videos have generated hundreds of letters of praise from thankful customers and accumulated more than 100,000 views on YouTube and Google Video. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Corey speaks internationally and is often quoted by other online sources, including C|NET, eWeek, and Slashdot. Corey enjoys "modding" any technical gizmo he can get his hands on, and considers himself a hacker in the old sense of the word.

March, Thursday 10th 2011

Speaker: Corey Nachreine - TBD

About The Speaker TBD

April, Tuesday 12th 2011

Speaker: Corey Nachreine - TBD

About The Speaker TBD

May, Tuesday 8th 2011

Speaker: Corey Nachreine - TBD

About The Speaker TBD

Previous Meetings

September 10th, 2009 - Justin Foster - Speaker Notes: Download Here April 6th, 2009 - Rafal Los - Speaker Notes: Download Here July 16th, 2008 - John Linehan - Speaker Notes: Download Here November 28th, 2007 - Eric Klien - Make my day