Build secure Web applications with OWASP

Developing secure applications has always been a difficult task. Software that manages critical functions once serviced only users on internal networks; today, applications run on Web servers accessible to users anywhere in the world. Not only have the scope and magnitude of Web applications increased, but so has the complexity of securing them. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) comes to the rescue of Web application architects with tools, frameworks, and guidelines to improve security in applications.

Security expert Mark Curphey founded OWASP in 2000. The project is supported by the not-for-profit OWASP Foundation and has five non-paid board members and about 130 project and chapter leaders. The OWASP board members (Dinis Cruz, Jeff Williams, Dave Wichers, Tom Brennan, and Sebastien Deleersnyder) allocate the OWASP budget, manage projects and chapters, and organize OWASP conferences. The OWASP project is supported financially by the profits from conferences and membership fees, and all tools and documentation on the OWASP Web site are available for free.