Monthly Archives: March 2011

StopBadware and Qualys team up to fight badware

The good news is piling up at StopBadware, and today we’re happy to announce that Qualys will be joining the StopBadware roster as our newest partner. Qualys, a leading provider of software-as-a-service IT security risk and compliance management solutions, will … Continue reading

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Public release of StopBadware’s Best Practices for Web Hosting Providers: Responding to Malware Reports

After several eventful months of writing, ruminating, revising, and listening to feedback from the security industry and our web hosting working group, we are proud to announce the public release of StopBadware’s Best Practices for Web Hosting Providers: Responding to … Continue reading

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Spend the summer fighting badware!

We are now accepting applications for a summer internship here at StopBadware. Would you like to: learn how to spot badware in a website? contribute to the security community’s knowledge of badware trends? hang out with cool geeks (and Caitlin, … Continue reading

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StopBadware announces partnership with Verizon

StopBadware is delighted to announce today a new collaborator in our fight against badware: we enthusiastically welcome Verizon as our newest partner! Verizon joins a growing group of industry leaders who support StopBadware, including Google, Mozilla, PayPal, and Nominum.  Verizon … Continue reading

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A different story about Android malware

The security world is abuzz about the recent malware apps discovered in—and removed from—the Android Market earlier this week. Ars Technica published an article with a headline that captures the general tone of the industry: “Malware in Android Market highlights … Continue reading

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Imageshack protects, educates users

A couple weeks ago, intrepid security reporter Brian Krebs blogged about Imageshack, a site that hosts images for free, taking a proactive approach to protect users from spammers. It seems that spam messages would reference images hosted at Imageshack, presumably … Continue reading

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