A warm welcome message from the OWASP Beja chapter leadership team that aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the chapter's purpose, inception, and future plans. You're invited to join us in this momentous launch event and, together, help establish OWASP Beja as a dynamic community in the realm of application security.

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OWASP Beja
Chapter Kickoff
Leadership Team
November 2023

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Agenda

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Who Am I
• Computer Security Engineering Master’s Coordinator @
• Lab UbiNET - Segurança Informática e Cibercrime Coordinator
• Integrated Member of NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and
Informatics
Rui Silva
https://ubinet.ipbeja.pt/rui/
/rui-silva-1a130737
rui.silva@owasp.org

4. OWASP FOUNDATION owasp.org
Who Am I
• Principal Security Researcher @
• 15+ years as a Software Developer
• Long-term OWASP Volunteer
• Strong believer in spreading security awareness
Paulo A. Silva
@pauloasilva_com
/devpauloasilva
https://pauloasilva.com
paulo.silva@owasp.org

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OWASP
● Open Worldwide Application Security Project
● Is a nonprofit foundation
● Works to improve the security of software
through
○ community-led open-source software
projects
○ hundreds of local chapters worldwide
○ tens of thousands of members
○ leading educational and training
conferences

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OWASP Projects
● OWASP Top 10
○ OWASP API Security Top 10
○ OWASP Mobile Top 10
○ …
● OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
● OWASP Secure Coding Practices
● OWASP Web Security Testing Guide
● OWASP Juice Shop
● OWASP Amass
● …

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OWASP Events
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○ OWASP Global AppSec Lisbon 2024 (Jun 24-28, 2024)
○ AppSec San Francisco (Set 23-27, 2024)
● AppSec Days Events
○ OWASP BeNeLux (Nov 23-24, 2023)
○ OWASP AppSec Days Pacific Northwest 2024 (Jun
15-16, 2024)
○ …
● Partner Events
○ Cloud & Cyber Security Expo Frankfurt (May 23-24,
2024)

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OWASP Local Chapters
● 304 Chapters
○ 123 Asia
○ 109 Americas
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○ 8 Africa
○ 5 Oceania
157,491 members

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OWASP Beja
❝The OWASP Beja Chapter was founded in
2023 aiming to develop a dynamic and vibrant
security community in town, promoting
knowledge sharing and collaboration, in order
to create and spread security awareness.❞
https://owasp.org/www-chapter-beja/

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OWASP Beja Leadership
Paulo Silva
paulo.silva@owasp.org
Rui Silva
rui.silva@owasp.org
● Principal Security Researcher @ Char49
● OWASP API Security Project co-Leader
● OWASP Go Secure Coding Practices
Project co-Leader
● Computer Security Engineering Master’s
Coordinator @ IPBeja
● Lab UbiNET - Segurança Informática e
Cibercrime Coordinator
● Integrated Member of NOVA Laboratory
for Computer Science and Informatics
You
● Student @ IPBeja
● Dynamic and proactive
● Some spare time available

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OWASP Beja Leadership

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OWASP Beja Activities

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OWASP Beja Meetups

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OWASP Global AppSec Lisbon 2024

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The Road to
OWASP Global AppSec Lisbon
1 2 3
Porto

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Free ticket to
BSides Lisbon 2023
1 2 3
Porto
16 and 17 November 2023 | Auditorio FMD-UL - Lisbon, Portugal
Join OWASP Beja group!
https://www.meetup.com/owasp-beja-chapter/
Enjoy this Meetup
(you should stay until the end)
Good Luck

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