Safelight Headlines OWASP Boston with Monthly Lightning Talk Series

IT Security Education Key to Defending Against OWASP Top 10 Most Critical Web Application Vulnerabilities

In the first of the Safelight Security Advisors Lightning Talk Series, CEO Rob Cheyne will discuss “An Introduction to SQL Injection,” at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Boston chapter meeting, Monday, May 3.

Rob will cover the methodology used by professional attackers, along with detailed demonstrations of one of the most common and dangerous OWASP Top 10 issues.

After demonstrating how SQL injection can be used to run system commands and gain root access on a database server, Rob will provide practical tips for defending against SQL injection flaws.

Safelight’s Lightning talks are designed for members newer to OWASP interested in understanding the basics of web application security, although everyone should feel free to attend.

When: May 3, 2010, with subsequent meetings typically the first Wednesday of the month

6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Networking 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Main Presentations Join the Boston mailing list.

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