We had a few of your members attend our meetings in the past and I understand other may also be interested. I wanted to reach out and let everyone know about us. We are a non-profit who meets quarterly for FREE Sushi, Sake, & security related banter!
I hope to see many of you at our next meeting, slated for late January or early Feb.. Below is a message we've been sending around to bring everyone up-to-speed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year from the San Diego OWASP Organization! We hope your holidays were fantastic and you're ready for a great 2011! The San Diego OWASP Chapter board is excited to announce several updates. We have been busy working on marketing strategies, speakers for 2011, and building application security awareness throughout San Diego. 2010 was the first year ever to have more web application security vulnerabilities reported than any other type. It is clear the attacks have become more focused on application-level vulnerabilities as opposed to the more traditional lower ISO-layer issues. As organizations continue to enable customers, partners, vendors, and internal business, web-enabled services will continue to quickly evolve and potentially expose data elements which were traditionally much harder to access. We are currently soliciting call for papers for potential presenters for 2011. We are solidifying a date in June to have Jeremiah Grossman come down and present- we're certain the crowd should be large and the content top-notch. We are engaging several other high-profile personalities in the application security space, however, we are certainly interested in supporting local talent. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in speaking please reach out! We would like to ask that you refer us to your peers, partners, and associates who you think may benefit from our OWASP meetings. San Diego has received a lot of attention with regards to cyber security and military alignment. Help us engage the local community, expand our chapter, and communicate the importance of web security. We intend to continue with our “Sushi & Sake Hacking Dojo” theme. A few ways to expand the group are: 1- Blogging 2- Twitter 3- Peer Networking 4- University billboards and online forums 5- Other local associations who may align with our goals (ISSA, ISACA, HTCIA, 2600, etc.) 6- Facebook 7- Linked-In To show our appreciation t-shirts will be given to anyone bringing at least 2 new guests with them to our event. The individual, and their guests, will all receive OWASP San Diego T-Shirts. Finally, we wish you a truly happy and prosperous New Year! -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
