Archive for October, 2008

Honestly, I dont even know where to start. Succintly, I must admit that the experiences in Algarve, Portugal and at the OWASP EU was varied, interesting, and a mixture of highs and hangovers from just a few hours of sleep each night (as some were working and preparing for talks and others were partying and some doing both:-)) to say the least.

Training at OWASP

It was a privilege to be one of the 80+ invitees to attend the OWASP EU Summit and deliver two training courses. One of it was - Web Application Security for Executives and Managers and the other was The Art and Science of Threat Modeling .

Texas Representation

Arriving in Lisbon, I met Matt Tesauro, leader of the OWASP Live CD project and Nishi Kumar, graphics contributor for the OWASP LiveCD project.

The Pride of Texas -  Mano “The Bull Rider” Paul

Need I say more - you be the judge of this …
On the bull for one minute and 20 seconds; 8 seconds is a joke … Enjoy the video. by clicking on Media Showcase once the page loads
Let’s just say that this was one of the highlights until …
Note:Voice of Tom Brennan, Marcin Wielgoszewski, Kuai Hinojosa and David Campbell (champion swimmer) in the back screaming - “hands in the air”, “i am getting this on video” and “ha ha ha ha ha …”
Payback will be sweet.

Sessions and Friends

Session I attended were in the following tracks - Education, Ceritification, SAMM, and OWASP Live CD, all of which had discussions (some heated) and very productive in chartering out the objectives, goals, scope and course for the coming years. Friendships were established that would last a lifetime.

All in all …
All in all - what can I say, Honestly, I dont even know where to end. Succintly put, I must admit that the experiences in Algarve, Portugal and at the OWASP EU was varied, interesting, and a mixture of highs and hangovers - a cornucopia of experiences - to say the least.