🐝✡ OWASP IL ✡🐝 is excited to welcome you to our special Tel Aviv Cyber Week/pre-Chanuka Meetup event! 🚀
For this extra special meetup, we have an extra special guest speaker coming in all the way from California, Michael Coates!
Michael has previously held CISO roles at Mozilla and Twitter as well as other high-profile roles and is a former OWASP Global Board Chairman.
Prepare to dive into the world of Application Security with an evening filled with engaging security topics, networking, and as always - community mingling, food and drinks.
This time, we're delighted to have Orca Security as the host for this gathering and we'll get to hear about their research teams latest antics and we also have a special lightning talk from outgoing OWASP Global Board Chairman, our very own AviD!
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Agenda:
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➡️ 17:30 - 18:15 - gathering and food - We will gather at Orca for drinks, great treats, and mingling.
➡️ 18:15 - 18:25 - OWASP Israel Intro + Microphone tuning
➡️ 18:25 to 19:10 - Talk 1: When It Stings: AppSec, AI and Security Breaches
Roi Nisimi and Shir Sadon
➡️ 19:15 to 19:35 Talk 2: OWASP: The bigger picture, and why you should care
Avi Douglen
➡️ 19:40 to 20:30 Talk 3: When Everyone and Everything Becomes a Developer: The Rising AppSec Challenge in the Age of Agentic Code Creation & Vibe Coding
Michael Coates
This event is hosted by Orca Security in collaboration with OWASP Israel.
Join us at the event physically as we will not include Zoom or remote participation this time.
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Talk 1 Details:
Title:
When It Stings: AppSec, AI and Security Breaches
Bio:
Roi Nisimi: Senior Cloud Security Researcher at Orca Security
Shir Sadon: Cloud Security Researcher at Orca Security
Abstract:
Hackers are like wasps - a tiny opening is all they need to get into your house, and compromise your systems. Know your tech stack, know your data, and stay safe, or you'll be facing a painful sting.
In this 3 parts talk, we will share stories of how we hacked into some of the biggest tech companies via a simple misconfiguration on GitHub, breakdown the AI security landscape with real statistics and demonstrate where organizations are most exposed, and finish with a novel AI vulnerability on GitHub Copilot that hadn't been published yet!
Talk 2 Details:
Title:
OWASP: The bigger picture, and why you should care
Abstract:
Although OWASP has many resources and activities available for use, the real benefits and enrichment come when you get involved.
In this lightning talk, AviD will share from his experiences on the OWASP Global Board of Directors, and tell you more about the international community we are a small (but important!) part of. He will also touch on the massive benefits that come from being an active contributor to the community, and share some opportunities for getting involved.
Bio:
Avi Douglen, Founder and CEO at Bounce Security.
More interestingly, Avi is currently finishing his 2nd term on the OWASP Global Board of Directors, including last year as the Chairman of the OWASP Foundation. AviD is involved in many parts of the global organization, has seen a few things, and is still a huge supporter of this great community.
Talk 3 Details:
Title:
When Everyone and Everything Becomes a Developer: The Rising AppSec Challenge in the Age of Agentic Code Creation & Vibe Coding
Abstract:
AI has broken the traditional boundaries of how software is created and who creates it. From copilots to AI agents that can generate, refactor, and deploy code, we are entering a world where every employee can build, automate, and integrate systems through AI-assisted vibe coding.
This talk explores how the secure SDLC must evolve in response. It examines the challenges posed by AI-generated code, accelerated development loops, and shadow engineering across finance, operations, marketing, and other non-technical teams.
Bio:
Michael Coates is a leading cybersecurity executive, entrepreneur, and investor with over 20 years of experience spanning CISO, founder, and venture roles. He is the founding partner of Seven Hill Ventures, backing the next generation of cybersecurity startups in the U.S. and Israel. Michael has backed groundbreaking cybersecurity companies such as Cider Security, Noma Security, Sola Security, Defakto, Project Discovery and more.
Previously, Michael served as the first Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter, Head of Security at Mozilla, and Chairman of the OWASP Foundation. He also led Product Security at Shape Security, which was acquired for $1 billion. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded and served as CEO of Altitude Networks, a cloud security startup acquired by CoinList.
Michael is based in San Francisco.
