StopBadware Comments on DHS and DOC Botnet RFI
November 2011
Public comments submitted to the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce in response to their request for information about a voluntary industry code of conduct for addressing botnets. Our comments focus on malware prevention strategies, resources needed by users to manage remediation, and opportunities for collaborative resources to support an anti-botnet initiative.
The State of Badware
June 2011
StopBadware’s first State of Badware report examines recent badware trends, analyzes weak points in the Internet ecosystem’s defenses, and discusses how industry and policymakers can evolve to better combat badware. The report provides a broad look at the badware landscape and emphasizes key vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement.
StopBadware Comments on FCC Cybersecurity Roadmap
September 2010
Public comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in response to their request for comments about a Cybersecurity Roadmap. The comments address the role Internet service providers (ISPs) can play in protecting users from badware.
StopBadware Comments on Dept. of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force Inquiry
September 2010
Public comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force in response to their inquiry about Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the Internet Economy. The comments draw on StopBadware’s experience with badware websites to identify challenges and potential solutions to collecting data, analyzing data, and influencing market change.
A Broader Look at Web-Based Malware: Mapping the Threat to Better Fight It
May 2010
This report attempts to address one of the major challenges in fighting badware: identifying and holding responsible the many parties involved in keeping the Web safe. It presents a model for mapping online threats generally, and then uses this model to address web-based malware in particular. It was written by Harvard Kennedy School of Government student Boris Jamet-Fournier as a project for the Chain of Trust Initiative (StopBadware, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Anti-Spyware Coalition).
Badware Websites Report
May 2008
An analysis by StopBadware of over 200,000 sites reported as badware by Google as of May 2008. The quick report identifies the top 10 network blocks that contain the largest number of badware sites. It shows where these blocks are located, and compares the infection rate against the global average.
Trends in Badware
October 2007
StopBadware’s comprehensive update on the state of badware on the web, written with nontechnical internet users in mind. The short report is a plain-English explanation of badware threats to user privacy and security. It explains online security issues such as legitimate websites that have been hacked to distribute badware, social networking scams, and other badware trends that pose significant risk to the average internet user.