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Come work for StopBadware!

StopBadware has an opening for an experienced software developer with Ruby on Rails and MySQL expertise! See the full job description here, and please share it with anyone you know in the Boston/Cambridge area that might be interested!

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Collaborative survey on compromised websites

If you've been following us this past week, you may have seen a few blips about a survey we're conducting together with Commtouch on compromised websites. It's fairly common knowledge at this point that legitimate websites are frequently compromised by … Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Graphic design wanted!

In preparation for a new StopBadware intiative that we'll be launching in August, we're looking to get a professional looking seal/logo designed within the next couple weeks. If you're a designer and want to put in a proposal for the … Continue reading

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Announcing the newest StopBadware report: The State of Badware

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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