OWASP sponsors application security research projects

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has awarded 31 grants to
promising application security researchers as part of the OWASP Summer
<
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Summer_of_Code_2008>  of Code 2008.
The results of all these projects will be free and open source for everyone.


OWASP is an all-volunteer organization, so 100% of OWASP membership fees are
used to sponsor innovative research projects. This is the third "season of
code" sponsored by OWASP. Details of all the projects are available on the
OWASP website:


*         OWASP Summer of Code 2008
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Summer_of_Code_2008>  $104,000 budget


*         OWASP Spring Of Code 2007
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Spring_Of_Code_2007>  $117,500 budget


*         OWASP Autumn Of Code 2006
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Autumn_Of_Code_2006>  $20,000 budget 

 

The OWASP grant program is unique and has produced dozens of useful tools
and books, including:

 

*         The OWASP
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Code_Revie...>  Code
Review Guide (free book)

*         The OWASP
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Testing_Pr...>  Testing
Guide (free 300 page book)

*         The OWASP
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_AntiSamy_P...>  AntiSamy
Rich Content Security library (free library)

*         The OWASP
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_CSRFGuard_...>
CSRFGuard and CSRFTester
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_CSRFTester...>  tools
(free tools)

*         And many many more
<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Project> .

 

Projects selected for the Summer of Code 2008 include new books and
innovative tools to help developers, architects, and security specialists
ensure that applications are secure.

 

OWASP invites individuals and companies that benefit from OWASP projects to
join OWASP as a member <http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership> . In
addition to the current Membership benefits, the new OWASP members will be
able to allocate membership fees to specific projects they are interested
in. 

 

 

SPRING OF CODE 2008 Schedule 

*3rd March - Applications accepted

*25th March - Application deadline

*5th May - Selections announced

*29th June - Status report

*15th September - Project completion 

 

Press Contacts 

Dinis Cruz -  <mailto:Dinis.cruz@owasp.org> dinis.cruz(at)owasp.org 

 <mailto:paulo.coimbra@owasp.org> Paulo Coimbra -
<mailto:Paulo.Coimbra@owasp.org> paulo.coimbra(at)owasp.org 

 

Main Links

*OWASP Summer of Code 2008:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Summer_of_Code_2008

*OWASP Summer of Code 2008/Project's Selection:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Summer_0f_Code_2008...

*Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP):
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page

*OWASP Membership: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership



About OWASP 

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), the free and open application
security community, is dedicated to helping organizations to develop,
purchase, and maintain applications that can be trusted. Since its creation
in 2000, OWASP has grown to over 115 chapters worldwide, thousands of
volunteer contributors, and millions of users. OWASP's open source projects
and local chapters produce free, unbiased, open-source books, guides, and
tools that are used in most of the Fortune 500 as well as throughout
government. The OWASP community also facilitates conferences, local
chapters, papers, presentations, and mailing lists. The OWASP Foundation is
a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that supports the OWASP community. More
information can be found at http://www.owasp.org <http://www.owasp.org/> . 



Paulo Coimbra

OWASP Project Manager


Join us at http://www.owasp.org/index.php/AppSecEU08