3rd Annual 2026 OWASP Maine Secure Coding Tournament

Are you an appsec guru and pride yourself on secure coding? Are you a developer and know you write THE MOST secure code out of your peers? Well, here is your chance to come out and prove it and win $CASH!$!

OWASP Maine partnered with Security Journey will be hosting the 3rd annual OWASP Maine Secure Coding Tournament! This will be an in-person meetup where we welcome all software developers and appsec professionals from entry-level to principal. Bring your laptop and your secure coding wits and compete against your peers to be crowned the most secure coder in the state of Maine for 2026!

Prizes will be as follows:

1st Place

• OFFICIALLY Crowned the most secure coder in the state of Maine
• Pretty cool trophy (pics to come)
• TBD VISA giftcard

2nd Place

• Second place trophy
• Some cool Security Journey Swag
• TBD VISA giftcard

3rd Place

• Third place trophy
• Some slightly less cool swag
• TBD VISA giftcard

For everyone else? You will gain new skills in secure coding, network with your peers, and also get free pizza and drinks!

Participating in the tournament is not required, feel free to join us either way for networking and learning something new!

When: Thursday October 8th 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm est
Where: IDEXX Laboratories 1 Idexx Dr. Westbrook, ME 04092
Who: Security and Development leadership and practitioners from Maine and all of northern New England

REQUIREMENTS:

*You must bring your own laptop/machine to participate
*You must be onsite and in person to participate

OWASP Maine Linkedin Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/owasp-maine/