OWASP London Chapter Meetup

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