Hands-on Workshop OWASP LA - July 9, 2025

TOPIC: Hands-on Application Security Workshop with Runtime Security IAST Technology and Secure Code Training
Join us for an action-packed hands-on workshop event led by Will Derksen, Sr. Solutions Engineer, Contrast Security.
Earn 2 hours of CPE credit!*

ABSTRACT:
Together, we will...

• Unify around a precise definition of a vulnerability, as well as understand the challenges current application testing methodologies have in detecting vulnerabilities, and how to change the way we interact with them
• Get hands-on-keyboard experience leveraging Contrast training to find a vulnerability in code, learn how to fix said vulnerability, and proactively go and remediate the vulnerability

Who should attend?

• AppSec professionals
• Security engineers
• Software engineers
• DevOps/DevSecOps professionals
• Anyone wanting to learn more about identifying and fixing code vulnerabilities, discover the most efficient ways to execute on a DevSecOps program, and become proactively more knowledgeable around secure coding techniques.

** PLEASE NOTE ** - for the lab portion of this event, you must bring a laptop (phones or other personal devices will NOT work for the lab).
*This workshop qualifies for 2 hours of hands-on training for Continuing Professional Credits (CPE). For CISSP holders this would be in the Application Security Discipline and you will receive a certificate of completion after the workshop.

Thanks to our SPONSOR: Contrast Security
You can't stop what you can't see
Novel attacks can appear harmless without visibility into the grey areas of your application layer.Stop attacks in your applications and APIs from development to production.

*Vendors interested in sponsoring please send an email to sponsorship.la@owasp.org*

CODE OF CONDUCT
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