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SBW, ASC, NCSA launch Chain of Trust initiative

Today at the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) public workshop in DC, StopBadware, the ASC, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) launched the "Chain of Trust" initiative. From the press release: Developed by the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), National Cyber Security Alliance … Continue reading

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Don’t forget the ASC public workshop

There’s still time to register for the Anti-Spyware Coalition public workshop next week in Washington, DC. And, best of all, press, government, ASC members, educational and nonprofit attendees attend free! (Corporate attendees pay only $250 for a great all-day workshop.) … Continue reading

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Register for the ASC public workshop

Register now for the Anti-Spyware Coalition public workshop on May 19 in Washington, DC. The workshop should be excellent, with keynotes from U.S. cybersecurity chief Melissa Hathaway, Consumer’s Union security specialist Jeff Fox, and Washington Post security columnist Brian Krebs. … Continue reading

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Anti-Spyware Coalition public meeting

The Anti-Spyware Coalition, of which StopBadware.org is a member, will host its 5th public workshop on May 19 in Washington, DC. The workshop will be focused around creating a chain of trust online, and how good actors can cooperate in … Continue reading

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Who owns the problem?

After interviewing a few folks, including me, last week, Mary E. Shacklett posted a nice piece at Internet Evolution about the difficult issue of how to effectively get malicious websites taken down. As noted in the article, I’ll be moderating … Continue reading

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Global Issues Survey

StopBadware.org is a member of the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), and I’m currently serving on the ASC’s “global issues subgroup.” The group’s purpose is to try to understand how spyware and other malware are viewed by consumers in other countries. We’ve … Continue reading

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Save the date: Anti-Spyware Coalition public workshop

The Anti-Spyware Coalition, of which StopBadware is a member, will hold its next public workshop on January 31 in Washington, DC. The theme for the day will be “Spyware: What’s Worked, What’s Left, and What’s Coming.” The ASC’s last conference … Continue reading

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More debate over anti-spyware laws

Debate over several proposed U.S. federal anti-spyware laws continued at the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference last week at Harvard. In a panel on public policy moderated by StopBadware’s own John Palfrey, panelists from the Center for Democracy and Technology and the … Continue reading

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Recordings from the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference

Recordings of sessions at the Anti-Spyware Coalition conference, which took place this past Wednesday at Harvard Law School, are now available: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 You will need Real 10 Player to play the recordings (free download available … Continue reading

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Blogging the ASC: New Market Trends in Responding to Spyware

We have one more panel’s worth of notes from our blogging of yesterday’s Anti-Spyware Coalition conference. Here, StopBadware researcher Oliver Day shares his notes on the Trends panel, which closed out the day at the conference: Google: * The interstitial … Continue reading

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