Many web developers think that if they’re not storing sensitive data, they don’t have to worry about security. Unfortunately, recent high-profile security failures, like Twitter’s breach in June, have made it exceedingly clear that this isn’t true. As malicious hackers get more and more creative, web developers have to find ways to keep up. We’ll discuss why web security is important for both your school blog and your bank, give examples of where you can go wrong, and cover best practices on how to keep your web applications secure (it’s not as hard as you think!).
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Details
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time: Doors: 5:30pm / Event Starts at: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room JMHH F-90, 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
(Please note, “F” is for FORUM, which is down the main stairs from the ground floor)
Presenting will be Justin C. Klein Keane and Dave Konopka.
Justin Klein Keane is a senior information security specialist with the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. Justin earned his master’s degree in US colonial history from James Madison University and is currently pursuing his master’s in computers and information technology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. Justin has worked in information security for nearly a decade, beginning his career as the editor in chief of the Hack in the Box e-zine. In addition to being a programmer and participant in several open source projects, Justin is an active security researcher and penetration tester. Justin is a regular contributor to the Full Disclosure mailing list, credited with dozens of vulnerability discoveries. Justin is also a member of OWASP Philadelphia, as well as Infragard, and presenter at local and national information security gatherings. Justin is a certified expert penetration tester and certified ethical hacker.
Dave Konopka is a Philly based software developer working for Bayside Technology (http://www.baysidetech.com), a software consulting firm. Dave’s worked for over 10 years on web and desktop software projects. He writes about tech on his web site I Make Web Junk (http://imakewebjunk.com). You can find him on Twitter @DaveKonopka (http://twitter.com/davekonopka).
Pizza & light refreshments will be provided by PANMA.
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