OWASP
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Cybersecurity
| Stands for | Open Worldwide Application Security Project |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
OWASP stands for Open Worldwide Application Security Project, a cybersecurity abbreviation.
A nonprofit foundation that produces free resources for software security, best known for the OWASP Top 10 list of the most critical web application risks, plus testing guides and tools such as ZAP.
Example: The pen test report maps each finding to the OWASP Top 10, with broken access control at the top.
Usage notes
Founded in 2001 as the Open Web Application Security Project and renamed in 2023 to reflect a scope beyond the web. The Top 10, first published in 2003 and updated every few years, is referenced in standards such as PCI DSS. Pronounced "oh-wasp".
Related abbreviations
More cybersecurity abbreviations
- NVD – National Vulnerability Database
- OAuth – Open Authorization
- OIDC – OpenID Connect
- OSCP – Offensive Security Certified Professional
- OSINT – Open-source intelligence
- OTP – One-time password
- PAM – Privileged access management
- PCI DSS – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
- PFS – Perfect forward secrecy
- PGP – Pretty Good Privacy
- PII – Personally identifiable information
- PKI – Public key infrastructure