German OWASP Day 2026
| Source: Mastodon | Original article
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project’s German chapter has opened registration for its flagship gathering, German OWASP Day 2026, slated for 23‑24 September in Karlsruhe. The event’s website (god.owasp.de/2026) went live this week, confirming a two‑day programme that will bring together developers, security engineers, auditors and policy makers from across the Nordics and wider Europe.
OWASP’s annual conference is the region’s most visible forum for open‑source security standards, best‑practice guidelines and community‑driven tooling. By convening in Karlsruhe—a city that hosts a growing cluster of fintech, automotive and AI startups—the 2026 edition positions itself at the crossroads of Europe’s push for secure digital transformation. Organisers have hinted at dedicated tracks on AI‑driven threat modeling, supply‑chain hardening and the recent wave of vulnerabilities exposed in large‑language‑model integrations, topics that have dominated headlines after OpenAI’s plugin marketplace launch and the Claude code‑leak incident earlier this month.
The timing is also strategic: the conference arrives just weeks before the EU’s revised Cybersecurity Act is expected to take effect, and it will likely serve as a testing ground for emerging OWASP projects such as the “Secure AI” reference architecture. Attendees can anticipate keynotes from leading European security researchers, hands‑on workshops on the latest OWASP Top 10 updates, and a showcase of new community tools that aim to automate secure coding in AI‑augmented development pipelines.
Watch for the full agenda and speaker list, which the chapter promises to publish in early May, and for any announcements of collaborative pilots with Nordic security firms. Early‑bird registration opens on 1 April, and a limited‑capacity “Hack‑the‑Code” competition will be announced shortly, offering a glimpse of the innovations that may shape Europe’s security landscape in the months ahead.
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