OWASP Announces International Application Security Conference for 2009

OWASP Announces International Application Security Conference for 2009

Date:8/20/2009 11:06:00 PM

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 // -- Following the Open Web Application Security Project's (OWASP, http://www.owasp.org ) successful conferences earlier this year in Australia, Poland, Ireland, and Brazil, Washington DC will be hosting the 2009 OWASP Application Security Conference (AppSec DC, http://www.appsecdc.org ), North America's premiere web application security conference, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on November 10-13th, 2009.

AppSec DC 2009 will provide a venue for developers, managers and IT professionals to learn, interact, network, and attend presentations and training given by some of the world's top practitioners of web application security. Executives from Fortune 500 firms along security architects and lead developers will be traveling to hear the cutting-edge ideas presented by Information Security's top talent. OWASP events attract a worldwide audience interested in "what's next" in application security. The conference is expected to draw 600-700 technologists from Government, Financial Services, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Technology, and other verticals.

"AppSec DC is a unique opportunity for federal decision makers and key technologists to become familiar with OWASP and its offerings," said Doug Wilson, co-chair of the OWASP DC Chapter and organizer of AppSecDC. "OWASP's mission and community align closely with the goals set forth by the US Chief Information Officer: transparency, engagement of staff, reduction of cost, and innovation in technology. OWASP can enable the government to attain these goals in the pursuit of securing critical technologies that depend on the web."

Highlights include a keynote from Joe Jarzombek, Director for Software Assurance in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD), a panel discussion of US Government CIOs on their experiences with AppSec, a panel of industry experts on implementing security in development cycles, and a wide variety of talks by leading personalities in the field of web application security, including Robert "RSnake" Hansen, Robert Auger, Chris Wysopal, and others.

"For AppSec DC 2009, we're really trying to reach out to developers, testers and quality assurance staff because they are pivotal to solving the root causes of application security problems," said Mark Bristow, an organizer of AppSec DC and member of the OWASP Global Conferences Committee.

AppSec DC 2009 will feature interactive, hands-on training courses led by some of the leaders in application security (Security Compass, Aspect Security, WhiteHat Security, Inguardians and others followed by four distinct speaking tracks. Opportunities to interact with AppSec sponsors and vendors will also be available, as well as an OWASP-sponsored Capture the Flag competition and other events.

Who Should Attend AppSec DC 2009:

• Application Developers


• Application Testers


• Application Project Managers


• Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Deputies, Associates and Staff


• Chief Financial Officers, Auditors, and IT Security Oversight Staff


• Executives, Managers, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Governance


• IT Professionals Interesting in Improving IT Security
  

If you would like more information about AppSec DC 2009 or would like to schedule an interview, please email press@appsecdc.org or call Kate Hartmann at 301-275-9403.