[Owasp-leaders] Australian journalist arrested for technology conference report

[Jeff Williams]

This is exactly what the OWASP Inquiry <https://owasp.org/index.php?title=Category:OWASP_Inquiry&setlang=en>  process is intended to cover. We’ve only used it twice, but we should really invoke it more often.  We need to find the balance between a full scale investigation, and something that we (OWASP) simply want to comment on.  Hopefully, we can use the inquiry process to allow a few folks to get the facts and make recommendations back to the leaders, rather than having a free-for-all on the mailing list.

 

--Jeff

 

 

From: owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org [mailto:owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Groves
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 3:01 PM
To: owasp-leaders at lists.owasp.org
Subject: Re: [Owasp-leaders] Australian journalist arrested for technology conference report

 

I first read this link,

 

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/security-experts-go-to-war-wife-targeted-20110517-1eqsm.html

 

I don't know the facts of this case, but that did not look very good. so I googled the guy's name and OWASP:

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search? <http://www.google.co.uk/search?&q=Christian%20Heinrich%20OWASP> &q=Christian%20Heinrich%20OWASP

 

There is a lot of activity - which leads me to believe that this is a potential 'issue' for OWASP.

I am of course suggesting that we discuss this and come to an agreement about the course of action.

I think we are large enough now, we will need to draft a leadership policy about how to handle such events for the future.

 

Cheers,


-- 
Dennis Groves <http://about.me/dennis.groves> , MSc

dennis.groves at owasp.org

 

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On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Michael Coates <michael.coates at owasp.org> wrote:

Dennis,

 

Has OWASP been associated with this event? I did not see it mentioned in this article.


Michael Coates
OWASP



 

On May 23, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Dennis Groves wrote:





I posted about this earlier and heard back from nobody. I don't know Christopher, and I have nothing against him - however, OWASP is a valuable brand in its own right and I think it would be a very good idea if we start to manage that brand. If people start associated with OWASP going rogue; OWASP needs to respond with a press release managing public image. We are not hackers, and we have never condoned nor supported hacking. It is imperative that we maintain our professional image.

 

Cheers,


-- 
Dennis Groves <http://about.me/dennis.groves> , MSc

dennis.groves at owasp.org

 

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On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Paulo Coimbra <paulo.coimbra at owasp.org> wrote:

Leaders,

 

I’ve just thought the link below could be of your interest.

 

Australian journalist arrested for technology conference report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/may/18/press-freedom-australia?CMP=twt_atn

Thanks,

- Paulo

 

Paulo Coimbra,

 <http://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Paulo_Coimbra> OWASP Project Manager

 


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