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David Wichers

Dave has over 20 years of experience touching all aspects of secure software development for high assurance projects. A founding member of OWASP and current Board Member, Dave has contributed his expertise to many free and open tools, including the OWASP Top Ten, Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) and WebGoat. As a foremost expert in application security, Dave teaches secure coding practices to a worldwide clientele, including sectors of the Department of Defense and the Federal government. Dave began his career as a computer security consultant assisting DoD clients such as the NSA, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and product vendors selling into the defense market. Dave holds a B.S.E in Computer Science from Arizona State and a M.S in Computer Science from the University of California at Davis and is a CISSP. A history buff, Dave enjoys genealogy, and discovered that he is a descendant of Pocahontas.

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    The Ankle Biters of the Application Security World

    The Ankle Biters of the Application Security World

    The playing field isn't exactly level, and ankle biters (aka script kiddies and hackers) know it. While businesses and..

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 3: Unused Libraries

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 3: Unused Libraries

    This is the third blog posting in a series about vulnerable libraries. Click here for part one on known vulnerabilities..

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 2: Unknown Vulnerabilities

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 2: Unknown Vulnerabilities

    This is part two in a three-part series on vulnerable libraries. Click here to read part one where we discuss known..

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 1: Known Vulnerabilities

    Libraries & Application Security, Part 1: Known Vulnerabilities

    We're a fan of using open-source frameworks and libraries. It makes sense. It saves time and money when you don't have..