Stanford Advanced Computer Security

On-Demand Webinars & Symposiums

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July 14th, 2009

The Spread of Web-Based Malware and New Defenses

Web sites and web pages have become the new frontier for malware distribution. Over the past two years, there has been a fundamental shift in how malware is distributed -- while teenagers used to write viruses which required users to click on email attachments to propagate, financially motivated cybercriminals now plant malware on legitimate web pages that result in drive-by-downloads when web pages are simply loaded.

In this talk, Neil will present newly researched data and statistics surrounding the recent distribution trends of web-based malware. He will talk about what trends mean for information technology professionals and engineers, and the process of building and running web applications. Also, he will discuss a variety of existing and novel defenses and their pros and cons, with a focus on how they can be used to prevent, detect, diagnose, and quarantine infections of web applications.

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January 13th, 2009

Securing the Web

Topics include:

• Web-based malware, trends and defenses
• Sandboxing 3rd party Javascript
• Heap-spraying attacks, a recent browser menace

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July 23rd, 2008

Emerging Threats & Defenses Symposium

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May 14th, 2008

Current Trends in Computer Security

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May 18th, 2007

Emerging Threats