Recorded at the Open Web Application Security Project (www.OWASP.org) NYC Conference on Sep 24, 2008 – Content produced by www.MediaArchives.com - Many other OWASP Conference videos available on www.OWASP.tv Get Involved Today! --- ANALYSIS OF THE WEB HACKING INCIDENT DATABASE (WHID), with Ofer Shezaf. The web hacking incident database (WHID) is a Web Application Security Consortium project dedicated to maintaining a list of web applications related security incidents. The databsae classifies each reported attack by, among other criteria, the method used, the outcome of the attack and the industry and the country of the attacked organization. Based on the database Breach Labs which sponsors WHID issues a periodical report on trends in Web Application Security. Ofer Shezaf is the Vice President of Product Management for Breach Security, Inc. where he is responsible for defining Breach Security’s product road map and features. Prior to assuming his current role, Ofer led security research at the company. Shezaf combines broad experience in information security, focusing on application security with a background in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Prior to joining Shezaf served as a technology expert for leading venture capital funds such as Pitango and Evergreen and and previously as a group manager and later a special advisor on national infrastructure protection for the Israeli government and intelligence forces. Shezaf holds a bachelor degree in computer engineering from the Technion, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University.