OWASP Ottawa

OWASP Ottawa

@owaspottawa.bsky.social

The OWASP Chapter for Canada's Capital region. https://owasp.org/ottawa/ Join us for monthly meetups discussing a variety of security topics.

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2 days ago

πŸ“ Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, University of Ottawa, Room 117
πŸ“… Date: March 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM EST - Arrival, networking, & pizza! πŸ•
6:30 PM EST - Technical Talk

More information on our GitHub: github.com/OWASP/www-ch...

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2 days ago
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OWASP Ottawa is excited to announce our March 2026 meetup!

@garthoid.bsky.social will be presenting their talk "We know what you hide in JS: If it runs in the browser, it's public" on March 18th, 2026.

Details belowπŸ‘‡

#owasp #ottawa #cybersecurity #javascript #networking #infosec

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1 month ago
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OWASP Ottawa Talk Submission Form Thank you for considering to speak at one of our meetups. OWASP Ottawa typically meets on the third Wednesday of each month with occasional workshops on weekends. OWASP Ottawa is a vendor-neutral, op...

Interested in presenting a topic at OWASP Ottawa Monthly Meetup?

Fill out this Google Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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#OWASP #Ottawa #Cybersecurity #CallForSpeakers #InfoSec #AppSec #Community #PublicSpeaking

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1 month ago

🎀 #OWASPOttawa is looking for speakers!

We welcome beginners & first-time speakers to present cybersecurity topics at our monthly meetups (typically the 3rd Wednesday).

βœ”οΈ Non-commercial, educational talks
βœ”οΈ 15 / 30 / 50 min formats
βœ”οΈ Community-focused & vendor-neutral

Instructions to apply πŸ‘‡

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3 weeks ago
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#OWASP #Ottawa is excited to announce our February 2026 meetup.

Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, University of Ottawa, Room 117

⏰ Time:
Wednesday February 18th
6:00 PM EST - Arrival & networking
6:30 PM EST - Technical Talk

#homelab #appsec

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1 month ago
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OWASP Ottawa Talk Submission Form Thank you for considering to speak at one of our meetups. OWASP Ottawa typically meets on the third Wednesday of each month with occasional workshops on weekends. OWASP Ottawa is a vendor-neutral, op...

Interested in presenting a topic at OWASP Ottawa Monthly Meetup?

Fill out this Google Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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#OWASP #Ottawa #Cybersecurity #CallForSpeakers #InfoSec #AppSec #Community #PublicSpeaking

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1 month ago

🎀 #OWASPOttawa is looking for speakers!

We welcome beginners & first-time speakers to present cybersecurity topics at our monthly meetups (typically the 3rd Wednesday).

βœ”οΈ Non-commercial, educational talks
βœ”οΈ 15 / 30 / 50 min formats
βœ”οΈ Community-focused & vendor-neutral

Instructions to apply πŸ‘‡

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1 month ago
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Thank you to Vincent Dragnea for an excellent presentation at our first #OWASP #Ottawa meetup of 2026.

Also thank you to uOttawa | Faculty of Engineering | FacultΓ© de gΓ©nie for the amazing venue and Software Secured for the pizza.

#appsec #infosec

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1 month ago
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Software Secured - B2B Manual Penetration Testing Provider USA Software Secured is a penetration testing company with Canadian pen testers helping B2B SaaS firms secure data, stay compliant, and prevent breaches.

#OWASP #Ottawa would like to acknowledge the gracious support from Software Secured for our January Meetup. Their support for the Ottawa Security community through our chapter brings helps us all to skill up.

www.softwaresecured.com

#AppSec #infosec #aisec

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1 month ago
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OWASP Ottawa Jan 21st 2026: Bypassing SameSite cookie protections in browsers, Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup **Welcome to our in-Person Meetup at the University of Ottawa** In-Person Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, University of Ottawa Room 117 We will continue to L

Reminder for this Wednesday #OWASP #Ottawa is hosting our first monthly meetup of the year! We’re thrilled to welcome Vincent Dragnea to our in-person meetup at the University of Ottawa on January 21, 2026.

Thanks to Software Secured for their support.

#AppSec #Infosec

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1 month ago
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OWASP is leaving Meetup.

Starting in February #OWASP #Ottawa will no longer be planning our events using Meetup.

To learn of our events you can:

- Keep following us here and turn on notifications.
- Follow us on Mastodon at infosec.exchange/@OWASP_Ottawa
- and our owasp.org/ottawa page

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2 months ago
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OWASP Ottawa Jan 21st 2026: Bypassing SameSite cookie protections in browsers, Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup **Welcome to our in-Person Meetup at the University of Ottawa** In-Person Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, University of Ottawa Room 117 We will continue to L

🚨 OWASP Ottawa January Meetup – Featuring Vincent Dragnea! 🚨

#OWASP #Ottawa is excited to announce that we are hosting our first monthly meetup of the year! We’re thrilled to welcome Vincent Dragnea to our in-person meetup at the University of Ottawa on January 21, 2026.

#AppSec #Infosec

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2 months ago
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✨ Happy New Year! ✨
A new year begins, and a special celebration awaits. Join us in 2026 as we mark our 25th Anniversary together πŸŽ‰

#appsec #newyear #owasp #25thanniversary #cybersecurity #community

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4 months ago

πŸ“… Date: November 12, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM EST – Arrival, setup & pizza πŸ•
6:30 PM EST – Technical Talks
πŸ“ Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, University of Ottawa, Room 564
πŸ”— RSVP: www.meetup.com/owasp-ottawa...
πŸ“Ή Livestream: www.youtube.com/@owasp_ottawa

#OWASP #Ottawa #AppSec #ThreatModeling

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4 months ago

Being a PhD candidate and a hardware hacker, RenΓ© will talk about how modern software development cycles assume that hardware is safe, and their threat model does not involve planning for sabotaged chips.

A practical demonstration will show why this may not be a good idea.

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4 months ago
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πŸ“£ OWASP Ottawa November 2025 Meetup πŸ“£

We are excited to host RenΓ© Walendy present "Your Trusted Hardware Isn't - Why Silicon belongs in the Threat Model" on November 12, 2025.

Details below πŸ‘‡

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4 months ago
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We are getting setup for today’s workshop.

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5 months ago
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OWASP Ottawa October 2025 - Secure Code Is Critical Infrastructure with T. Janca YouTube video by OWASP Ottawa

Missed this talk? Catch the recorded version of this talk on our YouTube channel.

πŸ“Ή: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckC5...

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5 months ago
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Last night, OWASP Ottawa had the pleasure of hosting @shehackspurple.bsky.social for her insightful talk, titled "Secure Code Is Critical Infrastructure".

Thank you, Tanya, for this amazing talk, and we look forward to more talks from you in the future.

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5 months ago
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OWASP Ottawa Oct 9th 2025: Secure Code Is Critical Infrastructure with T. Janca, Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup **Welcome to our in-Person Meetup at the University of Ottawa** In-Person Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, University of Ottawa Room 117 We will continue to L

πŸ“… Date: October 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM EST – Arrival, setup & pizza πŸ•
6:30 PM EST – Technical Talks
πŸ“ Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, University of Ottawa, Room 117
πŸ”— RSVP: www.meetup.com/owasp-ottawa...
πŸ“Ή Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckC5...

#OWASP #Ottawa #AppSec #SecureCoding

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5 months ago

Tanya will share insights into what happens when a security professional tries to help a government fix insecure software?

She will share her journey, from writing secure coding guidelines and lobbying officials, to going public when faced with silence.

You do NOT want to miss this talk!

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5 months ago
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πŸ“£ OWASP Ottawa October 2025 Meetup πŸ“£

We are excited to host Tanya Janca (@shehackspurple.bsky.social) present "Secure Code is Critical Infrastructure - Hacking Policy for the Public Good"

Details below πŸ‘‡

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5 months ago
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OWASP Ottawa September 2025 - Sufficient Logging & Monitoring YouTube video by OWASP Ottawa

Missed this talk? Check out the recorded version of this talk on our YouTube channel, along with plenty of our past talks!

πŸ“½οΈ: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tza_...

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5 months ago
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Last night, OWASP Ottawa had the pleasure of hosting Robert Babaev for his insightful talk, titled "(Finally) Sufficient Logging and Monitoring - MCP Edition".

Thank you, Robert, for this amazing talk, and we look forward to more talks from you in the future.

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5 months ago

Happening today!

Not gonna make it? Watch the live stream on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tza_...

Details of event in the original post πŸ‘‡

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5 months ago

Robert will go over painless approaches to getting set up with centralized logging, metrics, tracing, and a rudimentary SIEM. He'll also go over some other potential avenues for achieving better observability, and some tips and tricks for developers.

#OWASP #Ottawa #Cybersecurity #AppSec #MCP

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5 months ago

πŸ“… Date: September 17, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM EST – Arrival, setup & pizza πŸ•
6:30 PM EST – Technical Talks
πŸ“ Location: 150 Louis-Pasteur Private, University of Ottawa, Room 117
πŸ”— RSVP: www.meetup.com/owasp-ottawa...

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5 months ago
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πŸ“£ OWASP Ottawa September 2025 Meetup πŸ“£

We are excited to have Robert Babaev present "Finally! Sufficient Logging and Monitoring (MCP Edition)"

Details below πŸ‘‡

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6 months ago
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Adam kicks off a full house for #OWASP #Ottawa August meetup.

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6 months ago

Happening this upcoming Wednesday (August 20, 2025)!

Enjoy the amazing talks, network within the Ottawa cybersecurity & tech community, and enjoy the pizza πŸ•

Details in the original post πŸ‘‡

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