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OWASP London Chapter
OWASP (The Open Worldwide Application Security Project) is a worldwide not-for-profit organisation focused on improving the security of software. With over 250 local Chapters worldwide and 110,000+ volunteers OWASP's open community is dedicated to enabling organisations and individuals to develop and maintain applications that can be trusted. OWASP's meet-ups, tools, standards, guidelines, documents and forums are free and open to anyone interested in improving application security.
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We usually run 7-10 events per year: meet-ups ("Chapter Meetings"), Capture The Flag (CTF) tournaments, Hackathons, workshops and hacking/cyber-security themed pub quizzes.
Please note that while we do advertise our meetups here on Meetup[.]com due to the Meetup platform limitation we do not use the Meetup's RSVP system and instead use Eventbrite for free tickets and registration to attend our events. If you have an account on EventBrite you can follow us there as well: https://owasplondon.eventbrite.co.uk/
You don't have to be an OWASP member to attend any of our meetups or CTFs - they are free and open to everyone interested in Application Security, booking is required.
There is a paid membership, which is a donation to the OWASP Foundation - it gives you discounts on many cyber-security conferences around the world, voting rights, @owasp.org email address and many other benefits like free access to paid training platforms. Join OWASP Global Foundation as a paid member here: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership
Upcoming events (1)
See all- OWASP London Chapter MeetupNeeds location
This event is kindly hosted by Civo Tech Junction and sponsored by Endor Labs . There is limited seating available for in-person attendees. Registration required.
This event will be live-streamed on YouTube.
Recordings will be available on the OWASP London YouTube channel.Venue Location: Civo Tech Junction, First Floor, 32-37 Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4AW
Nearest Tube: Old Street (Northern Line), Cowper Street exit - 1 min walk
Doors Open at 6pm for registration, pizza, drinks and networking. The talks start at 6:30pm (we start on time!).TALKS:
OWASP Introduction, Welcome and News - Sam Stepanyan, Andra Lezza, Sherif Mansour - OWASP London Chapter Leaders
"Attacks on Open Source Supply Chains: How Hackers Poison the Well" - Henrik Plate
The ubiquitous use of open source during software development makes it an interesting and valuable target for software supply chain attacks, where
attackers inject malicious code in upstream open source projects such that it is executed by software developers or end users down the line. This talk provides an overview about common attack vectors, illustrated by real-world examples, and sheds some light on countermeasures."Introducing the OWASP SocialOSINTLM Project" - Brenden Miller
SocialOSINTLM is a powerful Python-based tool designed for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) gathering and analysis. It aggregates and analyzes user activity across multiple social media platforms, including Twitter / X, Reddit, Hacker News (via Algolia), Mastadon and Bluesky. Leveraging AI through the OpenRouter API, it provides comprehensive insights into user engagement, content themes, behavioral patterns, and media content analysis.
Talk - TBA
RAFFLE - win a prize kindly donated by our sponsors!
SPEAKERS
Henrik Plate
Henrik Plate is the principal security researcher at Endor Labs. He formerly worked for SAP Security Research, where he established and led the focus topic “Open Source Security” starting 2014. He co-authored academic papers on this topic, presented at academic and industry conferences like the RSA, and started several open source projects in this space. He earned his PhD in 2024 from the University of Rennes, France, with a thesis titled “On the Security Risks of Open Source Consumption”, and holds a CISSP certification
Brenden Miller
Brenden Miller is a Cyber Security Consultant at Accenture UK & Ireland, bringing a wealth of experience in cloud engineering, site reliability, and systems administration to his role
Speaker 3 - To Be Announced
TICKETS:
OWASP meetups are free and open to anyone interested in application security. Please note that you MUST book your place to be admitted to the event by the building security.CODE OF CONDUCT:
We hope you enjoy the event, we care deeply about inclusivity and diversity so that OWASP is a comfortable and welcoming community for everyone. Please reach out to one of our chapter leaders if you have any feedback/concerns or would like to speak to us, we take these matters very seriously. OWASP Code Of Conduct: https://owasp.org/www-policy/operational/code-of-conduct
