Global OWASP Connector September 10, 2013

Global OWASP Connector September 10, 2013		Project Updates Global Board Elections Global CTF
Featured OWASP Project OWASP Hackademic Challenges Project The OWASP Hackademic Challenges Project is an open source project that helps you test your knowledge on web application security.  You can use it to actually attack web applications in a realistic but also controllable and safe environment.  The Hackademic Challenges implement realistic scenarios with known vulnerabilities in a safe, controllable environment.  Users can attempt to discover and exploit these vulnerabilities in order to learn important concepts of information security through the attacker's perspective.  Currently, there are 10 web application security scenarios available. You can choose to start from the one that you find most appealing, although we suggest to follow the order presented.  We intend to expand the available challenges with additional scenarios that involve cryptography, and even vulnerable systems implemented in download-able virtual machines.  Please contact Kostas for more information. New OWASP Projects OWASP JAWS Project The Purpose of the project is to have a work set with runnable java code that shows secure coding practices in a working way.  Too many times, developers end up at some developer forum where someone asks a question and the solutions (that may be working but not necessarily in a secure way) are copied, and end up in production code. The project will demonstrate how to implement existing solutions leveraging on existing material from the OWASP community.  For more information, please contact the project leader Maarten Mestdagh.  Project Announcements Meet our new Grants and Fundraising Intern! Recently, the OWASP Foundation has enjoyed an increase in grant and fundraising opportunities. The Grants and Fundraising Internship opportunity was created to not only assist with the increased workload, but to help the successful candidate gain more experience in grant research, writing, and planning for a global non-profit organization.   After interviewing several candidates, we have finally made our selection.  Please join me in welcoming our new Grants and Fundraising Intern, Kait Disney-Leugers.  Please contact Samantha Groves if you have any questions about our grant work.	Review the Candidates Review the Election Timeline September 30 is the last day to purchase/renew your membership or to apply for an honorary membership to be able to vote in this year's election Review the Nominees Global Capture The Flag Competition is LIVE!!!!!!! Are you ready for the First Global CTF?  The Irish Honeynet project:  @honeyn3t, in cooperation with OWASP have built a CTF designed to engage first time CTF players while also challenging the experienced.  Places for the games are limited - and you must register to play. The competition will run now until the end of September.  The winners will be announced and recognized during AppSec USA 2013 in New York, NY. The purpose of the games is to provide an environment for people to have fun and learn about security! Read more about the Global CTF Here Register for the Global CTF Here OWASP AppSec LATAM 2013 We are sorry to inform that, unfortunately, due to the low attendance, the AppSec LATAM 2013 has been cancelled.  Should you need any further information, do not hesitate to contact us at AppSecLatam2013@owasp.org. OWASP AppSec USA 2013 Potential Sponsors - take note - the deadline to take advantage of preferred both selection is this Friday - September 13, 2013 Secure your space here Click Here for the full schedule of Talks and Training Classes LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS OWASP New Zealand Day 2013 - Sept 11-12; Auckland, New Zealand LASCON 2013 - Oct 24-25, Austin, TX	OWASP Webinar Series GET YOUR CREDITS! Register to participate in the OWASP Webinar Series.  This provides an opportunity to review some of the top security talks AND earn CPE credits!  Wednesday September 11, 2013.  LIVE - Ken Johnson Rails Goat Project Webinar RailsGoat project provides training for developers and security professionals - all specific to the Ruby on Rails framework 10am EDT (Live Webinar) and at 9pm EDT (replay of the Live Webinar) Wednesday September 25, 2013.  LIVE - Josh Sokol SimpleRisk Webinar SimpleRisk is an open source tool designed to help better manage and facilitate enterprise risk management. 10am EDT (Live Webinar) and 9pm EDT (replay of the Live Webinar) Wednesday October 9, 2013.  LIVE - Global Board Candidate Question and Answers Interactive question and answer format for the Global Foundation Board Candidates.  Facilitated by Kelly Santalucia at 10am EDT and 9pm EDT Wednesday November 6, 2013.  LIVE - Kiran Karnad OWASP Top Ten & Burp information and registration coming soon We want to highlight projects and research!  If you have a topic that you would like to present, please submit an abstract here:  Contact us