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Project Spotlight: OWASP Top 10

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We are back again with yet another OWASP Spotlight series and this time we have a project which needs no introduction and I got the chance to interact with Andrew van der Stock, OWASP Foundation Executive Director and the project leader for OWASP Top 10.

The OWASP Top 10 is a book/referential document outlining the 10 most critical security concerns for web application security. The report is put together by a team of security experts from all over the world and the data comes from a number of organisations and is then analysed.

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OWASP's 20th Anniversary Event Celebration

Join us September 24 for 24-hours as we honor the past, celebrate the present and embrace the future of OWASP and cybersecurity. Hear from world renowned keynotes and special speakers, network with your peers and interact with our event sponsors. With an anticipated 10k+ attendees from around the world, you will not want to miss this live on-line event! Our program will be announced soon and sponsorships are now being accepted!

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Announcing a new partnership with We Hack Purple, awesome OWASP member benefit immediately available

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Andrew van der Stock, July 14, 2021

As part of the OWASP & We Hack Purple partnership, all OWASP members are now provided free access to the Application Security Foundations Level 1 course from WHP! This introductory AppSec course will answer all your burning questions and define all the technical terms right at the start. Then we will set goals for your AppSec program at work as an exercise. After this, we dive deep into every type of application security activity and tool on the market while sprinkling you with quizzes and exercises. As a final project, we make an AppSec program action plan for you to bring back to work with you. This on-demand course is FREE for all OWASP members!

To access the course, read on, sign up with your OWASP.org email address, and start learning.

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