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Re: OWASP NYC Chapter Meeting - Sept 28th
From: bugtraq () cgisecurity net
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:20:44 -0400 (EDT)
I mean this with total respect but why must owasp announce every monthly meeting to securityfocus's list? I mean I can understand new chapters being formed and wanting to spread the word but is 'webappsec' an appropriate list for 'monthly meeting announcements'? I'd think this would be more appropriate on the owasp website or on an owasp list. Respek - z http://www.cgisecurity.com
We are excited to provide details of the next OWASP NYC Meeting that will be taking place at PricewaterhouseCoopers 300 Madison Ave (BETWEEN EAST 41ST AND E. 42nd St.)on Wednesday, September 28th from 6PM - 9PM. It promises to be a full program with 2 experts in their fields, as well as all of your participation. Please RSVP to peter.stern () owasp org PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING 2 PRESENTATIONS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEISAL NANJI (Ernst & Young) will speak on the Value of the SDLC within Application Security Understanding security vulnerabilities within the context of the SDLC involves a variety of assessment techniques including threat models, design reviews, security tests, and code reviews. Since enterprise software development is a complicated undertaking, tools that help in automating the discovery, analysis, reporting, and remediation of security vulnerabilities are central to security process development and security assessment. The presentation provides a description of processes and the necessary tools to significantly improve security while applications are being developed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PETER GIEN (Secure Software) will speak on Bringing Developers to the Water and Making them Drink Regulatory and legal forces are driving coding standards and practices in large enterprises, particularly financial institutions. Some financial institutions are meeting this challenge by developing Control Standards that govern the development of critical software. In addition, security has become an important activity through all phases of the SDLC. Finally, compliance with Control Standards is now being forced by policy driven, automated analysis of source code. Many institutions are adopting frameworks for authentication, authorization and role-based access control. In these cases, we are finding that significant levels of vulnerability exist in the frameworks themselves, no matter if they are internally developed or based on Open Source. In this talk we will give examples of Control Standards that can be enforced through automated analysis, as well as some examples that still have to be done the old-fashioned way in a code review. We will also present a summary of the automated analysis of some popular Open Source frameworks (Java and C) ======================================================================== BIOS: PETER GIEN Peter Gien has been engaged in helping large financial institutions improve their SDLC through education of project teams in all matters of security, and in particular through the strategic deployment of automated code-scanning technology. Recently, Peter has served as a Principal Consultant at Secure Software. Prior to this, Peter worked for Microsoft Corporation in the National Practices as a security and PKI expert. During his tenure at Microsoft, Peter was involved in many PKI consulting engagements with Fortune 100 companies and government agencies. Before Joining Microsoft, Peter was employed at Identrus, a global banking PKI consortium where he authored the Identrus Smart Card Requirements and Digital Signature specifications. In spite of holding a Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Peter has enjoyed a technical career involving computers from the 8088 era onwards. FEISAL NANJI Senior Manager, Security and Technology Solutions (STS) Feisal has 18 years of experience in Information Technology markets, specifically in Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, and Information Delivery. At Ernst & Young He leads Ernst & Young?s Application Security Advisory (ASA) service line focused on helping clients improve security within the software development lifecycle. He is responsible for process methodology, client delivery, and adoption of new technologies. At Ernst & Young, Feisal has worked on numerous security assignments for global banks, investment houses, telecommunications firms, and media companies focusing on application security, corporate governance, and security policy development. Prior to Ernst & Young, he was Vice President of Business Development at Primeon Inc, an Application Security Specialist, where he was responsible for revenue generation targeting Wall Street and developing technology alliances. Feisal also has extensive experience in software development as Product Manager of Software at Berkeley Process Control, where he was responsible for product strategy. He has also served in the role of Director of Research at Devonshire Partners, as well as Director of Research at Skow Inc. where he was an investment analyst focusing on information technology. At Skow, Inc. Feisal was instrumental in helping launch Vermeer Technologies, creator of FrontPage software that was eventually purchased by Microsoft Corporation for inclusion into its Office suite. Education, Certifications and Affiliations Feisal has a Master?s in Public Policy from Harvard and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). =========================================================================== We look forward to seeing everyone!!!
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