[dundee] 8th of April Society Meeting

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Finux

> Hi Guys,
>
> As a trip down memory lane, i'm sending out the reminder for this meeting.
>
> The University of Abertay Dundee Linux Society;
>
> Are proud to announce that Tom Mackenzie of Random Storm will be
> talking to the Linux Society on Thursday the 8th of April about Damn
> Vulnerable Web App (DVWA).  DVWA has rocketed to forefront of its
> competitors for its amazing talent of teaching web developers, ethical
> hackers, and interested individuals how web application can be both
> secure and insecure.
>
> TALK ABSTRACT;
>
> "The talk is going to consist of three sections.
>
> The first section is going to be a brief introduction about myself, my
> background and how I first got into this line of work.
>
> The second section is going to look at DVWA which is an open source
> web application created by Ryan Dewhurst and has been recently
> acquired by RandomStorm LTD. DVWA stand for Damn Vulnerable Web
> Application and was created as an aid for security professionals to
> test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web
> developers better understand the processes of securing web
> applications and aid teachers/students to teach/learn web application
> security in a class room environment.
>
> The third section is going to look at specific web application
> vulnerabilities i.e. SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting, how they
> work and how they can be prevented. DVWA incorporates a high security
> level which will be used here to present what security should be in
> place in that particular environment."
>
> END OF ABSTRACT
>
> The talk is free and open to everyone, including non-students.  This
> is a fantastic opportunity to get into grass roots security testing,
> and you never know you may actually learn a thing or two.
>
> Feel free to pass this around to anyone you think may find it of interest
>
> http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/damn-vulnerable-web-app-a-talk-by-thomas-mackenzie
>
> Finux
>
>
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