West Coast's Premier Application Security Conference Returns with OWASP AppSec California 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2016

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West Coast’s Premier Application Security Conference Returns with OWASP AppSec California 2016
This popular event attracts leading experts for 3 days of discussion and training beginning January 25th

Los Angeles, CA – January 7, 2016 – Featuring a full day of training followed by two days of talks, the Third Annual AppSec California is scheduled to take place January 25 – 27, 2016 in Santa Monica, CA at the Annenberg Beach House. The event will provide a forum for hundreds of IT professionals interested in securing web and other application technologies to network with each other while attending presentations and training sessions given by some of the world’s top application security practitioners.

AppSec California 2016 will be home to three powerful keynote sessions:

· Marcus Ranum, Chief Security Officer, Tenable Network Security, will open the event on Tuesday the 26th with an outline of a bunch of useful things we should all know about setting up our own metrics process.

· Jeremiah Grossman, Founder, WhiteHat Security, will open the event on Wednesday the 27th with his interactive session: 1 Billion Websites and Counting: Approaches to Fixing Vulnerabilities in Legacy Applications

· Jacob West, Chief Architect, Security Products, NetSuite, will close the event on Wednesday the 27th by offering practical steps we can all take today that will help close the security talent gap.

For additional details regarding the keynotes, the full conference agenda can be viewed at https://2016.appseccalifornia.org/#agenda and the full list of speakers can be viewed at https://2016.appseccalifornia.org/#speakers.

AppSec California attracts a worldwide audience from many walks of business life. Executives from firms along with technical thought leaders such as security architects and lead developers will be traveling to hear the cutting-edge ideas presented by Information Security’s top talent. Past conferences have drawn technologists from Government, Financial Services, Media, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Technology, and many other verticals.

If you want to meet the speakers, visit https://2016.appseccalifornia.org/#register to book your AppSec California tickets today.

In addition to the amazing keynote sessions, world-renowned experts in the field of web application security secure development best practices will lend their expertise to event goers through 4 full-day training sessions:

· Secure Coding Bootcamp for the Web by Jim Manico, founder of Manicode Security

· Web Pentesting Using OWASP Tools by Aaron Guzman, Principal Penetration Testing Consultant, Dell SecureWorks

· Attack Techniques and Hands-On CTF by Mick Ayzenberg, Security Engineer, Security Innovation

· OWASP Top 10 – Exploitation and Effective Safeguards by David Caissy, Security consultant, Albero Solutions Inc.

Seats are filling up fast for these training sessions. Be sure to reserve your seat now by visiting https://2016.appseccalifornia.org/#register.

Also, only a few vendor sponsorship opportunities remain. If you’re interested in being part of the event as a media, technology, or association sponsor, you can find more details and the last set of sponsorships at: https://2016.appseccalifornia.org/sponsorship/.

Our team looks forward to seeing you in Santa Monica in January!

About OWASP: The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a not-for-profit, worldwide organization focused on improving the security of application software. OWASP’s mission is to make application security visible to ensure that organizations and individuals can make informed decisions about true application security risks. Participation in OWASP is free of charge and open to the general public. All OWASP materials are available under a free and open software license. www.owasp.org

The OWASP Los Angeles chapter hosts a networking dinner on the fourth Wednesday of every month, and the Orange County chapter meets on the fourth Thursday. Function presentations are focused on what security is really about. Join the movement today!