Revision as of 22:43, 24 May 2013

OWASP Global Projects Report

• Project Numbers
  • Active Projects: 154
  • Inactive Projects: 67

• New Projects
  • OWASP WS-Amplification DoS Project
  • OWASP Mutillidae 2 Project
  • OWASP Skanda - SSRF Exploitation Framework
  • OWASP RBAC Project
  • OWASP PHP Security Project

• Project Applications
  • VCR Project
  • Windows Binary Executable Files Security Checks
  • Wordpress Security Checklist
  • Simple Host Base Incidence Detection System
  • Chat Application

• Projects Under Review
  • OWASP Cheat Sheets Project
  • OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer Project
  • Xenotix XSS Exploit Framework
  • Project reviews are on hold until we can fill the Technical Project Advisor volunteer roles.

Currently Working On

• OWASP Projects at AppSec USA & EU
  • Planning continues for the project event modules for AppSec USA 2013.
  • I am currently working out costs and logistics for the project summit.
  • I am in the process of outlining the project leader workshop.
  • The workshop will be a 45 - 50 minute interactive presentation for current and potential OWASP Project Leaders.

• Women in Security: AppSec USA 2013
  • The team is currently working on putting together copy for the Sponsorship document.
  • The plan is to reach out to different organisations for sponsorship.
  • You can find more information on the AppSec USA website.
  • We are currently attempting to raise $3,000.00 for each winner.
  • We plan on having 2 winners for 2013.
  • The total amount we are requesting is $6,000.00 to cover conference fee, training fee, travel and accommodation for both winners.

• OWASP Projects at AppSec USA & EU
  • I have decided to take a secondary role in the planning of our project event modules for AppSec EU 2013.
  • I will not be able to attend this year, so I felt it best if the local events team take the initiative with the planning of each event module.
  • I will continue to provide support to the local event planning team as needed.

• Determining Active Project Status
  • This is a status update on this initiative.
  • I am reaching out to each leader individually to confirm these pieces of data for all 154 projects.
  • Flagship projects are completed.
  • Labs are completed.
  • Incubator projects are in the 2nd of 4 phases.

• European Commission Grant Opportunity: Proposal Status
  • Seba and I have finished our work on the OWASP section of the European Commission grant proposal.
  • The grant opportunity has the potential to help a hand full of OWASP projects with resources and funds.
  • Seba and I presented our internal proposal to proceed to the Board of Directors last week, and it was approved.
  • The proposal has now been submitted to the European Commission.
  • We expect to hear back from the EU Commission with a decision towards the end of 2013.

• Daily Project based queries and requests
  • This has not changed much since I began the post: questions are very similar in nature.
  • Global AppSec questions.
  • Funding queries.
  • Travel availability.
  • Project based administrative help.
  • Project status information.
  • Several project donations questions.
  • Marketing questions.
  • Grant funding questions.
  • OWASP Social Media Updates.
  • What's happening with projects, questions.

Grants Updates

• Guidebooks Grant

1. Amount: $25,000
2. Status: The first payment has been allocated to our project budgets.

• ESAPI Proposal

1. Amount: $25,000
2. Status: The ESAPI proposal is still being reviewed.

• ModSecurity Grant Writing

1. Amount: $30,000
2. Status: The ModSecurity proposal is still being reviewed.

• Google Grants Proposal

1. Amount: $120,00 in Adwords Funds
2. Status: We now have a better idea of the initiatives and tasks we must undertake to better leverage this award. We will discuss possible solutions during our Mid-Term (6-12 month) marketing planning.

• European Commission Grant Proposal

1. Amount: €250,000
2. Status: This proposal has been completed and submitted.

• Total Grant Funds Awarded: $145,000 for 2013.