The OWASP NYC meetings are 4 times per year. I agree once a month would
be a little excessive.
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From: bugtraq@cgisecurity.net [mailto:bugtraq@cgisecurity.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:21 AM
To: peter.stern@owasp.org
Cc: webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: OWASP NYC Chapter Meeting - Sept 28th
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
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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:
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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.
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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)
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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).
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We look forward to seeing everyone!!!
