812078 - Security Assurance Mentorship - Security Testing/Review Skills Development

Status: NEW

(mozilla.org :: Security Assurance, task)

Description

[Yvan Boily [:ygjb][:yvan]]

Description: Security Assurance Mentorship - Security Testing/Review Skills Development
Mentor: Various
Duration: 200+ hours
Requirements: Basic knowledge of how applications work, Review of the OWASP Top Ten bugs, Basic software development knowledge
Goals:
The goal of this mentorship is to provide the mentee with the knowledge and skills to be able to perform security reviews and testing.  Acceptance into this mentorship is subject to a screening interview with a mentor, and requires that the applicant demonstrates a willingness to learn and commit to building the skills.  In exchange, the mentee will build a portfolio of applications they have performed security testing work, an understanding of how to perform application security reviews, and the opportunity to contribute to a variety of Mozilla initiatives.

Comment 1

[maligree]

Nifty. I'd want to know more, who do I talk to about this?

Comment 2

[Curtis Koenig [:curtisk-use curtis.koenig+bzATgmail.com]]]

(In reply to maligree from comment #1)
> Nifty. I'd want to know more, who do I talk to about this?

Information about the mentorship program can be found at: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Mentorship

Comment 3

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

Hey, is there an Open Badge involved? :)

Comment 4

[Curtis Koenig [:curtisk-use curtis.koenig+bzATgmail.com]]]

(In reply to David Rajchenbach Teller [:Yoric] from comment #3)
> Hey, is there an Open Badge involved? :)

That is something we are looking at.

Comment 5

[Victor Aladekomo]

Is this still open? I am interested. Thanks

Comment 6

[Curtis Koenig [:curtisk-use curtis.koenig+bzATgmail.com]]]

(In reply to Victor Aladekomo from comment #5)
> Is this still open? I am interested. Thanks

please see comment 2

Comment 7

[ashwinp]

Is this still active?

Comment 8

[ashwinp]

ignore - looks like the mentorship program is closed.