OWASP Insights

What is OWASP?

OWASP, the Open Web Application Security Project, is a non-profit foundation that works to improve the security of software. Through community-led open source software projects, hundreds of chapters worldwide, tens of thousands of members, and leading educational and training conferences, the OWASP Foundation is a source for developers and technologists to secure the web. OWASP provides resources, tools, and guidelines for web application security. Common uses include referencing the OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities, using OWASP dependency checker, and following OWASP secure coding practices.

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What other technologies are related to OWASP?

OWASP Competitor Technologies

OSSTMM

OSSTMM is another security testing methodology that competes with OWASP's testing guide by offering its own approach to security assessments.

mentioned alongside OWASP in 75% (467) of relevant job posts

PTES

PTES is a penetration testing standard that offers an alternative approach to OWASP's testing guide.

mentioned alongside OWASP in 68% (353) of relevant job posts

OWASP Complementary Technologies

NIST

NIST provides cybersecurity frameworks and standards that complement OWASP's work by offering a broader set of guidelines for organizational security.

mentioned alongside OWASP in 9% (4.1k) of relevant job posts

CWE

CWE provides a common language for describing software weaknesses, which complements OWASP's efforts to identify and mitigate application security risks.

mentioned alongside OWASP in 50% (486) of relevant job posts

SEI CERT

SEI CERT provides resources and guidance on secure coding practices, which can complement OWASP's recommendations for application security.

mentioned alongside OWASP in 99% (185) of relevant job posts