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OWASP for Charities: Haiti relief effort
From: Dinis Cruz <dinis.cruz () googlemail com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:51:09 +0000
Hi, there are days that I am really proud of being part of the OWASP community, today is one of those days :) The Haiti tragedy prompt the OWASP community to kickstart a project that we have talked about several times in the past but never got around to do it: the OWASP for Charities project. You can read all about it in the email included below. This email was sent to all our mailing-list subscribers (more than 10,000), and it looks like we are on to something, since we already had some great responses. One in particular was really good: "...rebuild digital infrastructure ... there is a need for IT infrastructure to support the immediate relief efforts... people to set up local networks and links between the diff countries (US, France, Spain, etc) who are all working to aid but are not tied together.... or help keep PCs/net work devices etc running, basic tech support..." I just wrote a blog entry with the email's content (http://bit.ly/OWASP-Haiti) and I would really appreciate if you linked to it, or just reused its content on your own blog, or redistributed it to your internal/external mailing lists. Lets use this opportunity to build a team that is focused on helping others, since we never know where it will happen next. Please join us at the OWASP for Charities project, and in the short term in supporting the Haiti relief effort. Thanks Dinis Cruz OWASP Board Member ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kate Hartmann <kate.hartmann () owasp org> Date: 2010/1/19 Subject: OWASP for Charities: Haiti relief effort To: Owasp-all () lists owasp org OWASP Members and Supporters, OWASP was founded, and is supported as a non-profit organization, by a group of dedicated volunteers who believe that all applications should be secure and trusted. As our organization matures we have taken those beliefs broader, and have started setting up ways for our members to donate to the global community. Among these initiatives are: * OWASP has an active Kiva lending team who have donated $9,125.00 to date. http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=522 * OWASP in response to the need in Haiti has set up a secure and trusted way for those within the OWASP community to donate funds to help the people of Haiti. This allows our OWASP community to help another with a single global voice. 100% of the collected donations will be transferred directly to victims for disaster relief such as food and medical requirements. Please visit www.owasp.org and click the link for G33k-4-HAITI. In a time of crisis, OWASP can help those who are in great need. The OWASP community can help organize, support , and promote efforts outside of application security. OWASP is well aware there is a movement for phishers to utilize this tragedy to get unsuspecting people to donate to a “cause” without having a legitimate business back end and ultimately funneling all the money directly into their own pockets. The OWASP community is uniquely qualified to help protect from this type of attack and educate about attacks as well. As the world becomes more dependent on technology and particularly web applications, there are many who need protection who simply have no options to protect themselves. These include small companies, individuals, charities, and others. The OWASP community can help by connecting qualified, trusted resources willing to volunteer their time to those organizations which qualify. OWASP is setting up an outreach program, which will be under the name project name of OWASP for Charities. We hope you will support OWASPs efforts to make a difference in any of the above ways. We are also open to suggestions in regards to where you feel the OWASP Community can be of service. Regards, Your OWASP Board Kate Hartmann OWASP Operations Director 9175 Guilford Road Suite 300 Columbia, MD 21046 301-275-9403 kate.hartmann () owasp org Skype: kate.hartmann1 This list is sponsored by Cenzic -------------------------------------- Let Us Hack You. Before Hackers Do! It's Finally Here - The Cenzic Website HealthCheck. FREE. Request Yours Now! http://www.cenzic.com/2009HClaunch_Securityfocus --------------------------------------
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