OWASP Scotland Chapter Meeting - June

Join us at the OWASP Scotland Chapter Meeting where we have an exciting talk lined up focusing on mainframe hacking alongside a brief update from the OWASP Scotland Chapter leaders on OWASP flagship projects and global events.

This event is perfect for software developers, ethical hackers, and cybersecurity enthusiasts interested in learning about the latest trends in cyber security.

As usual, refreshments and a bite to eat will be provided.

#### Talk 1 - OWASP Update

Speakers: Rob Jansson, Sean Wright and Jim Slaughter

#### Talk 2 – Hacking the Crown Jewels - The Mainframe!

Speakers: Kev Milne & Hubert Januzewski
'The Mainframe' is often overlooked as a legacy system that holds little importance in today's computing world. It is certainly seen as some mystical black box that should not be touched. The lack of access to Mainframes such as the IBM zSeries often does not make it easy to conduct research on these systems that process billions of transactions per year and hold sensitive data.
During this talk we will give an insight into the history of Mainframes, some of their weaknesses (and strengths) and demonstrate some of the tools and exploitation techniques that can be used to assess, gain a foothold, and escalate privileges to SPECIAL. Finally, we will provide information on where to start learning about Mainframes with special attention paid to tapping into the free resources and emulators that exist out there.

About us
Kev Milne is a technical specialist with 30 years of experience, and over 20 years of Cyber Security experience having started Pen Testing first in 1999. He is currently the Training and Infrastructure Manager for Security Testing in the Finance Industry. His job is to mentor, and motivate the next generation of testers whilst maintaining the Security Testing Labs.
Hubert Januszewski is a graduate of Abertay University Ethical Hacking course and is currently part an Offensive Security Testing Team in the Finance Industry where he conducts tests on everything from Infrastructure, Web Applications, Cloud and Mainframes! Hubert's interests include CTFs, Sci-fi books, games, and technology.