Event details
6:00 p.m. EST - Arrival, setup, mingle, PIZZA!
6:30 p.m. EST - Technical Talks
- Introduction to OWASP Ottawa, Public Announcements.
- How Vulnerability Assessment is Done in Common Criteria Evaluations
Abstract:
This presentation will discuss the methods currently used for vulnerability analysis in the internationally-recognized IT security evaluation standard, Common Criteria. Besides describing what is currently done in Canada and the United States, this presentation will briefly describe other vulnerability methodologies that have been outlined in the standard. The presentation will start with a brief discussion of what Common Criteria is, and why it is such a consequential standard for IT security.
About the OWASP® Foundation
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project® (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation that works to improve the security of software. Through community-led open-source software projects, hundreds of local chapters worldwide, tens of thousands of members, and leading educational and training conferences, the OWASP Foundation is the source for developers and technologists to secure the web.
Carol Cantlon
Speaker
Carol, CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), has been involved with Common Criteria since its beginnings. She has done Common Criteria evaluations as a Canadian scheme Approved Evaluator in EWA-Canada's Common Criteria Laboratory and as part of the DOMUS IT Security Laboratory. She is currently the Quality Manager of Lightship Security's Canadian and US Common Criteria Laboratories with her responsibilities including the review of vulnerability assessment reports.
Event will be indoors. Based on the Ottawa Public Health Guidelines we strongly recommend that attendees wear a mask while not presenting. This will reduce the risk of transmission and protect members who may have compromised immune systems.