Chris Shiflett Biography
Chris Shiflett is an internationally recognized expert in the field of PHP security and the founder and President of Brain Bulb, a PHP consultancy that offers a variety of services to clients around the world.

Chris is a leader in the PHP community, and his involvement includes being the founder of the PHP Security Consortium, the founder of PHPCommunity.org, a member of the Zend PHP Advisory Board, and an author of the Zend PHP Certification.

A prolific writer, Chris has regular columns in both PHP Magazine and php|architect. He is also the author of the HTTP Developer's Handbook (Sams) as well as the highly anticipated PHP Security (O'Reilly).

Presentation Topic
PHP Security Audit HOWTO

Time
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Talk Abstract
Peer reviews are a frequently neglected asset of professional PHP development teams. With a moderate understanding of how to audit PHP code, you can vastly improve the security of your team's PHP applications.

This talk explains the art of the PHP security audit. Using practical examples, you are shown how to search for common pitfalls, how to identify filtering and escaping errors, and how to report your findings.

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