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OWASP Los Angeles × SecureFlag Secure Development Tournament

Name: OWASP Los Angeles × SecureFlag Secure Development Tournament
Start: 2026-09-14T17:30:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-09-14T20:30:00.000-07:00
Location: 929 Colorado Ave

OWASP Los Angeles

929 Colorado Ave

Santa Monica, CA

Past Event

Welcome! To join the event, please register below.

About Event

Title: OWASP Los Angeles × SecureFlag Secure Development Tournament

September 14, 2026 | 5:30 PM–8:30 PM | In Person

Join OWASP Los Angeles and SecureFlag for an evening of hands-on application security and secure coding.

This is not a traditional CTF. Instead of only finding and exploiting vulnerabilities, participants will compete to fix real security vulnerabilities in real code through SecureFlag’s Secure The Flag tournament.

Participants will work inside fully provisioned browser based development environments, identify vulnerabilities in running applications, write secure fixes, and submit them against security and functional tests. A live leaderboard will track progress throughout the tournament.

What to expect:

Hands-on secure coding challenges
Beginner through advanced labs
Live tournament leaderboard
Built-in hints if you get stuck
No installations or virtual machines required
Multiple technologies and programming languages
Prizes for the top three participants
Food, networking, and the OWASP LA community

SecureFlag supports more than 50 technologies, including Python, Java, JavaScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, cloud technologies, and other development environments.

Schedule

5:30 PM–6:00 PM — Check-in, food, networking, and OWASP LA updates
6:00 PM–6:15 PM — SecureFlag tournament kickoff and platform demo
6:15 PM–8:15 PM — Secure Development Tournament
8:15 PM–8:30 PM — Winners, prizes, and closing

What to bring:
Bring your laptop. SecureFlag provides the tournament environment through the browser.

📍 Location: 929 Colorado Ave. Santa Monica

Space will be limited. RSVP to reserve your spot.

About SecureFlag

SecureFlag provides hands-on secure coding training and threat modeling for developers, DevOps, cloud, QA, architects, and other technical teams. Its platform includes hands-on labs, learning paths, tournaments, training plans, and secure development training across a broad range of technologies.

CODE OF CONDUCT

We care deeply about inclusivity and diversity so that OWASP remains a comfortable and welcoming community for everyone.

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https://owasp.org/www-policy/operational/conferences-events.html#conference-and-event-anti-harassment-policy

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

Vendors interested in sponsoring OWASP Los Angeles events can contact:
sponsorship.la@owasp.org

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