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Hands On Web App Security Workshop: Protecting Against OWASP Top 10
February 13, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker(s): Simon Whittaker
Affiliation: Network Security Consultant
Organised by: Dr. Tom Acton
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The workshop is designed to provide developers with awareness of the most common areas for
exploitation of their applications or web sites and ways of preventing these exploits. Through practical
and theory based work, developers will get hands on experience of breaking and compromising vulnerable
web applications. Among others, you will learn how to detect & exploit examples of the following OWASP
top 10 issues:
SQL injection
Cross Site Scripting
Cross Site Request Forgery
Remote File inclusion
Brute Force Attacks
Please bring a WIFI enabled laptop to take part in a hands on workshop exploring the basics, methods
& tools for testing Web Applications.
About the speaker
Simon Whittaker has been providing security services & training to both
local organisations and some of the worlds largest companies for over 10 years. Simons background in
both development & System/Network Administration provides a great view on how best to compromise &
secure required services & applications while also ensuring that training courses, content & practicals can
be aimed at the right audiences. Most of Simons work involves working with companies to test and
improve secure coding practices, penetration & security testing and providing security consultancy to
companies that are keen to improve their processes & procedures. Simon also has great experience in
developing & implementing efficient and effective practices across departments to assist with securing
and retaining external quality recognition such as ISO27001.
Registration required.
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