Author Archives: ccondon

20 providers. 10 countries. 5 continents. 1 goal.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by ccondon

Two months after its launch in August, our We Stop Badware™ Web Host program has garnered 20 hosting providers from around the world who have pledged to protect their networks and their customers by responding decisively to badware reports. We’re … Continue reading →

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New best practices for reporting badware URLs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ccondon

We’re happy to announce today the public release of our second best practices document: Best Practices for Reporting Badware URLs. These best practices lay out steps that individuals and organizations can follow to effectively report badware URLs to the parties … Continue reading →

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Last chance to submit feedback on new best practices for reporting badware URLs

Posted on September 12, 2011 by ccondon

Several weeks ago, we put out a request for comments to anyone who might have feedback on our newly developed best practices for reporting badware URLs. As a reminder, we’ll be accepting comments on the new best practices until  this … Continue reading →

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Observations from StopBadware’s first foray into reporting

Posted on September 2, 2011 by ccondon

As we mentioned last week, we have a full and public draft of a new best practices document for reporting badware URLs. You may also be aware that StopBadware receives a feed of badware URLs reported by members of our … Continue reading →

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StopBadware introduces We Stop Badware™ program for web hosting providers

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ccondon

For some time now, StopBadware has advocated for increased focus on web hosting providers’ role in protecting customers, Internet users, and the Web as a whole from badware. Last week at HostingCon, StopBadware launched the We Stop Badwareâ„¢ Web Host … Continue reading →

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Upcoming StopBadware events: HostingCon, Online Trust Forum 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by ccondon

Happy middle-of-July, everyone: we hope the season is treating you kindly. The next few months are going to be pretty eventful for us—literally. We have several events coming up in various cities (all stateside for now), and we’d love to … Continue reading →

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Announcing the newest StopBadware report: The State of Badware

Posted on June 8, 2011 by ccondon

Today, StopBadware is proud to announce the public release of our first State of Badware report. The State of Badware offers insight into recent badware trends and responses and examines the factors that contribute to badware’s persistence.  Badware is a … Continue reading →

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SoftLayer becomes new StopBadware sponsor

Posted on June 2, 2011 by ccondon

We at StopBadware are happy to officially welcome SoftLayer as our newest sponsor! SoftLayer Technologies is the largest web hosting company in the world. They’ve recently supported StopBadware by contributing to the development of our best practices for web hosting … Continue reading →

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“Canonical” hacks

Posted on May 20, 2011 by ccondon

The following is a guest blog post by Denis Sinegubko, a malware researcher, security blogger, and software developer. Denis is the creator of Unmask Parasites, a free tool for checking websites for badware. Matt Cutts, the head of the webspam … Continue reading →

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StopBadware seeks a summer intern to help fight badware

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ccondon

Good news! StopBadware has a last-minute opening for a summer intern here in our badware-repellent office in Harvard Square. Our summer intern will: learn how to spot badware in websites contribute to the security community’s knowledge of badware trends hang … Continue reading →

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