Presentation Abstracts and Speaker Biographies

OWASP: The Next 25 Years

Andrew van der Stock - Executive Director, OWASP Foundation
Thursday, 10:00

Abstract

Although still a little way away, in September 2026 OWASP will turn 25 years old. What have we achieved since our inception, and what could (and should) we do in the next 25 years? Andrew will give his perspective on OWASP’s collective successes, what has worked, our challenges, and what still remains to be done.

Speaker Biography

Andrew van der Stock is a seasoned web application security specialist and enterprise security architect. He is the Executive Director at OWASP, taking the Foundation through organizational change and taking our mission to the next level. Andrew has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years. Andrew has researched and developed the web application security and architecture fields since 1998. He is a Lifetime Member of OWASP, former Global Board Director, and co-leads the OWASP Top 10 project. An Australian ex-pat of Melbourne and Sydney, he currently lives in the USA with his family.

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