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Project Spotlight: Zed Attack Proxy

ZAP Presentation

ZAP is a free, easy to use integrated penetration testing tool which now includes a Heads Up Display. Easily used by security professionals and developers of all skill levels, users can quickly and more easily find security vulnerabilities in their applications. Given the unique and integrated design of the Heads Up Display, developers new to security testing will find ZAP an indispensable tool to build secure software. Learn more about ZAP.

Bay Area Chapter Meeting

Hosted at some of most iconic technology companies in the world, the Bay Area chapter is one of the Foundation’s largest and most active. This month they are hosting a Hacker Day and monthly meetups in San Francisco at Insight Engines and in South Bay at EBay. Usually the agenda includes three proactive and interesting talks, lots of interesting people to meet, and great food. The Bay Area Chapter also participates in planning AppSec California.

Virtual AppSec Days April 2020

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Emily Berman, April 7, 2020

The OWASP Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Virtual AppSec Days. Taking place later this month, we have an entire week of virtual activities planned, to engage, educate, and entertain our community.

The event will begin on April 27 with a virtual mini-conference; a free 90-minute session consisting of three 20-minute lightning talks by AppSec industry leaders.

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