Dasient Press Releases

Black Hat USA 2011 Conference – Las Vegas, NV – August 4, 2011 – At the Black Hat conference this week, Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, will deliver the full results of an in-depth study that reveals new concerns about the security of mobile applications and devices, as well as the personal information of the people who use them.

The report, "Mobile Malware Madness, and How to Cap the Mad Hatters: A Preliminary Look at Mitigating Mobile Malware" was authored by Dasient's research team including Neil Daswani, Gerry Eisenhaur, Michael N. Gagnon and Tufan Demir. In a Black Hat presentation scheduled at 4:45pm PT on Thursday, August 4, Dasient’s co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Neil Daswani will reveal details on this behavioral analysis study of 10,000 applications downloaded from the Android Market, which found that 842 of those applications are leaking personal information. He will also discuss Dasient’s findings on mobile drive-bys– a method by which malware is delivered to users via legitimate markets or applications.

"Our research indicates that mobile devices and applications are subject to a number of security considerations that may cause them to leak personal data, or expose users to infection via malicious drive-bys," said Daswani. "These issues need to be recognized immediately, both by those who write mobile applications and by the people who use them."

Some of the key findings of Dasient's research include:

• 842 of the 10,000 apps analyzed from Google's Android marketplace were leaking private information. The apps transmitted International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and International Mobile Subscriber Identiy (IMSI) numbers to remote servers, potentially exposing this personally identifying information to compromise. The leaks occurred most frequently when application developers used IMEIs as user IDs, enabling unrelated applications to compare notes on user behavior, and clone users' phones.
• Hashing IMEI numbers to protect privacy does not protect user privacy. While some mobile application developers seek to protect the personal IMEI data via cryptographic "hashing," the Dasient security team found that the hashing techniques used on IMEI were relatively easy to circumvent.
• Mobile drive-by attacks can become a very real and a new threat vector for malware distributors. Dasient's security team prototyped a mobile drive-by attack for Android. While drive-bys on desktop PCs on the Web are very common, the ability to conduct mobile drive-by attacks is a new, and potentially attractive, method of deployment for malware distributors.

"Mobile devices and applications are becoming a more popular platform for malware creation and distribution,” Daswani concluded. “It’s likely that we are on the threshold of another new wave of malicious attacks, and the time to start preparing is now."

The full Dasient report on mobile malware, including detailed results of the Android application study, can be found here. More information can also be found on Dasient's blog: blog.dasient.com/

About Dasient

Dasient, the leader in Web anti-malware technology, envisions an Internet that is safe and malware-free for users and online businesses. Dasient protects the websites of leading financial services, e-commerce, media, web hosting and other global enterprises from losses of data, revenue and reputation caused by web-based malware attacks. Furthermore, Dasient's adaptive security intelligence redefines Internet security by scanning the expanses of the Web and harnessing the power of data to mount defenses against future malware attacks. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.dasient.com .

Las Vegas, NV – July 21, 2011 - The mobile malware landscape has dramatically increased in size and scope these past few months with recent reports of DroidDream, Plankton, and GG Tracker, among others, impacting hundreds of thousands of Android users. As Android adoption continues to rise among consumers, malware authors too have turned to this lucrative market of mobile applications to spread malicious code and legitimate applications are also leaking sensitive user data.

On Thursday, August 4th, Dasient’s CTO and Co-Founder, Neil Daswani, will present "Mobile Malware Madness, and How To Cap the Mad Hatters" at Black Hat 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. This talk will reveal cutting-edge research the Dasient team has conducted on the Android application market. Specifically, Dasient sampled 10,000 mobile applications to examine malicious threats through behavioral analysis. This is the largest study of Android applications to-date to use behavioral analysis - in addition to normal static analysis. In behavioral analysis, the applications are actually run and executed in addition to looking for patterns in their code as with static analysis. During his talk, Neil will also describe a mobile drive-by attack that Dasient’s research team prototyped, and its implications are to users.

Session Details:

To set up a time to speak with Dasient about their participation at Black Hat or to obtain a full copy of this research report, please contact: Michelle Schafer, (703) 403-6377 or

BOULDER, CO – June 14, 2011 - Lijit Networks, Inc., an innovative provider of advertising services, audience analytics, and reader engagement tools for online publishers, today announced that the company has implemented Dasient’s Anti-Malvertising Solution (AMS) to protect publishers from sophisticated malware threats.

Lijit’s direct partnerships with every major industry player – ad agencies, trading desks, DSPs, ad exchanges, ad optimizers, and ad networks – provides mid- and long-tail publishers with an opportunity to work with the industry’s widest range of ad providers.  With over 1,000 ads per second supplied by hundreds of buy side partners, Lijit’s primary mission is to protect publishers while optimizing their review opportunity.  Dasient’s Anti-Malvertising Solution (AMS) provides an extra layer of protection to ensure ad delivery is as safe and secure as possible.

“Our vision is to be a true business partner to online publishers and many of the publishers in our network don’t have the resources to implement costly security measures,” said Todd Vernon, CEO and founder of Lijit Networks. “Dasient allows us to take extra precautions on behalf of our publishers so that they can focus on what they do best – creating highly engaging, conversational content for their readers.”  

Dasient scans millions of ads and web pages daily to identify the latest malvertising attacks and has built an Infection Library of over 230,000 malware infections.  Leveraging its deep behavioral analysis technology, Dasient’s AMS monitors ads from third-party ad networks and automatically identifies malicious advertisements coming into a website or network, thus limiting the exposure and severity of a malvertising attack.

“We are delighted that Lijit has selected Dasient to protect their publishers from the growing threat of malicious advertising,” said Paul Stich, President and CEO of Dasient. “Each day, legitimate websites are inadvertently serving over a million malicious and deceptive ads, posing threats to consumers and the websites they visit. With the Dasient solution deployed, publishers using Lijit’s advertising services can feel confident in the built-in protection they receive from a partner like Lijit.”

To learn more about Lijit’s advertising services, please visit www.lijit.com/publishers/monetize.

About Lijit Networks, Inc.
Lijit Networks, Inc. was incorporated in June 2006 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. By providing innovative advertising services, audience analytics, and reader engagement tools to over 21,000 online publishers, commercial websites and content networks, Lijit helps publishers grow their website, build their business and make more money. Lijit connects publishers with premium online advertising campaigns that are highly targeted and contextually relevant to the publisher’s audience. Learn more at www.lijit.com.

Lijit, the Lijit Networks logos and all other Lijit Networks product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lijit Networks, Inc. All other names and trademarks are property of their respective owners.

About Dasient
Dasient, the leader in Web anti-malware technology, envisions an Internet that is safe and malware-free for users and online businesses. Dasient protects the websites of leading financial services, e-commerce, media, web hosting and other global enterprises from losses of data, revenue and reputation caused by web-based malware attacks. Furthermore, Dasient’s adaptive security intelligence re-defines Internet security by scanning the expanses of the Web and harnessing the power of data to mount defenses against future malware attacks.  For more information about the company and its services, visit www.dasient.com.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - April 27, 2011 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today announced that Harnish Patel has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sales. In this role, Patel is responsible for the worldwide sales of Dasient's product services and will work closely with Dasient's CEO, Paul Stich, and co-founders Neil Daswani, Shariq Rizvi and Ameet Ranadive to continue driving the company's growth and extend the reach of its anti-malware products into new markets.

Patel joins Dasient from McAfee Inc., the world's largest security-focused technology company, where he held Vice President positions in sales, marketing and business development. With more than 25 years experience in executive-level sales, marketing strategies and relationship management, Patel has built and managed world-class sales and marketing teams in both the U.S. and U.K. at technology giants IBM and Sun Microsystems. He also led similar teams at Secure Computing (acquired by McAfee in 2008), SurfControl, Nuance and Quadriga.

"With its suite of web anti-malware solutions and industry leading research, Dasient is tackling one of the most critical, fastest growing threats on the Internet today – malware," said Patel. "Clearly, there is a market need. Dasient's research indicates that the number of websites and advertisements infected with malware has nearly doubled in the past year. But there are still many businesses that have not fully recognized the threat or what they can do about it. I'm excited about the opportunity to help them solve that problem."

"We are delighted to have Harnish on the team. His global experience and security network will enable Dasient to continue its rapid growth," said Paul Stich, CEO of Dasient. "While the growth of web malware continues to be a great concern for the industry, it also represents an opportunity, both for Dasient and for its customers, to gain an edge by putting a stop to it. Harnish and his team will help enterprises to recognize that there is an answer to this problem."

With the addition of Patel, Dasient continues its aggressive growth path. In January, Dasient announced a new round of funding by Google Ventures that is being used to expand its research and development team that has developed the market's leading web malware detection solution. In 2010, Dasient made record sales of its industry-leading solutions in the financial, media, and e-commerce verticals. Dasient also achieved triple-digit customer growth and doubled its team size as it expanded to new headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif.

About Dasient

Dasient, the leader in Web anti-malware technology, envisions an Internet that is safe and malware-free for users and online businesses. Dasient protects the websites of leading financial services, e-commerce, media, web hosting and other global enterprises from losses of data, revenue and reputation caused by web-based malware attacks. Furthermore, Dasient's adaptive security intelligence redefines Internet security by scanning the expanses of the Web and harnessing the power of data to mount defenses against future malware attacks. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.dasient.com.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - February 7, 2011 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today announced it has received a new round of funding from Google Ventures to accelerate the company's future growth plans, extend its reach into new markets, and enhance research and product development efforts. Google Ventures joins Dasient's previous investors including Benhamou Global Ventures, Floodgate and Radar Partners.

"Malware is one of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today, and Dasient has developed innovative solutions that aggressively tackle this problem head on," said Karim Faris, Partner, Google Ventures. "Now, more than ever, the safety of the Internet is at risk, underscored by the rapidly increasing number of websites and advertisements infected with malware. Dasient enables companies to proactively protect their websites by detecting and identifying a malware infection before it harms their business. We are excited to be working with the Dasient team to help build and grow the company as the worldwide leader in Web anti-malware."

The new round of funding will be used to expand Dasient's research and development team which has developed the market's leading web malware detection solution. The additional funds will also help the company expand its sales and marketing initiatives to further penetrate existing markets and develop new market opportunities. In 2010, Dasient made record sales of its industry-leading solutions in the financial, media, and e-commerce verticals. Dasient also achieved triple-digit customer growth and doubled its team size as it expanded to new headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif.

"Dasient started with the vision to help secure the world from web-based malware - and two years later, we are proud to report that our technology has helped keep millions of websites malware-free," said Paul Stich, CEO of Dasient. "Dasient is thrilled to receive this new round of funding from Google Ventures to continue our strong growth and contribute new research and future technology innovations that can help curb the spread of sophisticated malware attacks."

In its most recent Quarterly Malware Update, Dasient reported malware on more than 1.2 million websites, more than twice as many as in the same quarter a year before. To address this increasing threat Dasient provides a complete Web Anti-Malware service that can automatically identify and contain malware on websites, helping businesses avoid losses of traffic, reputation, and revenue. In early 2010 Dasient also set new marks for anti-malware technology innovation, introducing the industry's first Anti-Malvertising Solution which helps publishers and advertising networks quickly monitor and remediate malicious advertising attacks whenever they occur.

"Just about anyone with the malicious knowledge can get in and take down your website and that could potently affect your bottom line", said Dasient customer, Jim Shugarts, Director of Field Support for MediaNews Group interactive. "After looking at multiple vendors we selected Dasient because of their technology leadership, their breadth of offering and their ability to scale with our business. They're looking at the whole website as well as Malvertising and we need both to protect our online business. Dasient is a critical factor to bring on board for any product going out on the Web these days - you need to be protected."

About Google Ventures

Google Ventures seeks to discover and help develop great companies - we believe in the power of entrepreneurs to do amazing things. Our investments range from seed to late stage, across a broad range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean tech, biotechnology and health care. We embrace the challenge of helping young companies grow from the proverbial garage to global relevance. The Google Ventures team includes entrepreneurs, investors and innovators, along with some 24,000+ exceptional Googlers whose breadth of knowledge, experience and creativity constitute perhaps our most valuable resource. For more information, visit www.google.com/ventures.

About Dasient

Dasient, the leader in Web anti-malware technology, envisions an Internet that is safe and malware-free for users and online businesses. Dasient protects the websites of leading financial services, e-commerce, media, web hosting and other global enterprises from losses of data, revenue and reputation caused by web-based malware attacks. Furthermore, Dasient's adaptive security intelligence redefines Internet security by scanning the expanses of the Web and harnessing the power of data to mount defenses against future malware attacks. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.dasient.com.

Online Trust & Cybersecurity Forum - Washington, DC - September 22, 2010 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today announced that they are now a member of the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) and will participate in the OTA's recently developed Anti-Malvertising Working Group and Taskforce, created in response to the increased threat of malicious advertising to consumers and to help defend the integrity of interactive advertising.

Founded in 2007, the OTA is an online trust community that promotes business practices and technologies to enhance consumer trust and the vitality of interactive marketing, ecommerce, governmental and online financial services. Their Anti-Malvertising Working Group and Taskforce, created in early September 2010, is comprised of over three dozen businesses, advertising industry and government representatives. The mission of the Anti-Malvertising Working Group is to:

• Develop and promote voluntary best practices and guidelines;
• Develop standardized metrics, report and facilitate data sharing and collaboration with industry and law enforcement;
• Advance technical counter measures and solutions to help detect, mitigate and block threats;
• Provide prescriptive advice to minimize threats to consumers; and
• Protect the vitality of advertising supported online services.

As part of the Anti-Malvertising Working Group, Dasient's CTO and co-founder, Dr. Neil Daswani, will give a presentation and participate in the Working Group's first meeting today, September 22, 2010, at 1:15 p.m. EST. In this meeting, members of the task force will review recommendations, operational best practices and potential technical remedies. The meeting will take place during the OTA's 5th annual Online Trust and Cybersecurity Forum being held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Speakers at the Forum include US Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, Congressman Cliff Stearns and representatives of the Federal Trade Commission, FBI, Direct Marketing Association and the Interactive Advertising Bureau. They will be joined by over 50 other industry, business and government leaders who will discuss best practices to protect online trust and maintain confidence and vitality of the Internet economy.

"We are extremely pleased to have Dasient as a new member of the OTA and as an active participant in our Anti-Malvertising Working Group and Taskforce. With their deep understanding of malware and specific focus on the threats of malvertising, we believe Dasient will provide invaluable insights and contributions to help protect consumers and businesses from the onslaught of cybercrime," said Craig Spiezle, Executive Director, Founder and CEO of the Online Trust Alliance.

Recent research from Dasient has shown that in Q2 of this year an estimated 1.3 million websites were infected with malware. To help combat this rapidly growing threat, Dasient monitors millions of web sites and ads daily to identify the latest attacks - including those related to malvertising - and has built an Infection Library of over 200,000 unique web-based malware attacks.

"Dasient is proud to be part of this community that has come together to build and promote online trust among consumers and organizations. As leaders in the fight against malvertising, we are confident in our ability to help the OTA drive awareness and education around this fast-growing threat. By joining forces with the industry, Dasient can leverage its proprietary behavioral malware analysis platform and its strong knowledge base to help shut down bad ads and help organizations mitigate these threats in the future," said Dr. Neil Daswani, CTO and Co-founder.

About Dasient

Founded in 2008, Dasient is an Internet security company that protects thousands of businesses from web-based malware attacks. Dasient monitors millions of ads and web pages daily to identify the latest attacks and has built an Infection Library of over 200,000 web-based malware attacks. It is the first company to develop a complete Web Anti-Malware service that can monitor, automatically identify, and quarantine malware on websites before it can infect visitors and cause a loss of traffic, reputation, and revenue. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Ca., Dasient is backed by a group of investors who include Floodgate, Benhamou Global Ventures and Radar Partners. More information about Dasient can be found at www.dasient.com and www.twitter.com/dasient.

About Online Trust Alliance https://otalliance.org

OTA's mission is to create an online trust community, promoting business practices and technologies to enhance consumer trust and the vitality of online services. OTA is the only global organization which represents the broad internet ecosystem supporting user choice and control, protection of critical infrastructure, privacy and data governance, promoting marketing best practices, balanced legislation, benchmark reporting, and self-governance. Through its member companies, governmental organizations and organization affiliates, OTA represents over one million businesses and 750 million users worldwide with regional chapters in Asia Pacific, Canada and Europe. OTA is governed by a sectorial Board and Steering Committee and is a member of leading organizations committed to collaboration, law enforcement and data sharing including the Anti-Phishing Working Group, (APWG), Digital PhishNet, Email Senders & Providers Coalition (ESPC), InfraGard, Identity Theft Council and the London Action Plan, (LAP).

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Palo Alto, CA - September 13, 2010 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today announced that one of the fastest growing global advertising networks, XTEND, has selected its Anti-Malvertising Solution (AMS) to add an extra layer of protection against sophisticated malware threats. XTEND will leverage Dasient's AMS to protect its 1500 advertisers and publishers in over 200 countries around the world from malicious advertising attacks.

Headquartered in Israel with offices in Spain and Mexico, XTEND is one of the largest international advertising networks in the world delivering 18 billion ad impressions to more than 140 million unique users per month. The company was founded in 2006 to be a "one-stop-shop" media solutions provider for both advertisers and publishers. XTEND offers performance marketing to advertisers, working with them on promotional offers, and maximizing revenues with the best return on investment (ROI). XTEND's key verticals are gaming, social networks and entertainment.

Recent research from Dasient has shown that 1.3 million malicious ads are viewed per day on the Web. To proactively protect its publishers against these malvertising threats, XTEND deployed Dasient's AMS earlier this year.

Dasient scans millions of ads and web pages daily to identify the latest malvertising attacks and has built an Infection Library of over 195,000 malvertising attacks and malware. Leveraging its deep behavioral analysis technology, Dasient's AMS monitors ads from third-party ad networks and automatically identifies malicious advertisements coming into a website or network, thus limiting the exposure and severity of a malvertising attack.

"As one of the largest ad networks in the world, XTEND is committed to protecting its publishers and advertisers from all security threats, especially malvertisements which can spread quickly and cause our customers' websites to be blacklisted," said Erez Gross, Vice President of Media at XTEND. "By adding Dasient's anti-malvertising solution on top of our existing tools, we are now taking a more proactive, comprehensive approach to securing our customers from malicious ads."

"We are pleased to see global media giant XTEND take such an aggressive, proactive approach to combating today's growing malware threats and protecting their customers," said Paul Stich, CEO of Dasient. "Our research has shown that malvertising threats will inevitably keep climbing. XTEND's decision to deploy our AMS demonstrates their commitment to providing a safe environment for their clients to operate in."

About Dasient

Dasient is an Internet security company that protects businesses from web-based malware attacks. It is the first to develop a complete Web Anti-Malware service that can monitor, automatically identify, and quarantine malware on websites before it can infect visitors and cause a loss of traffic, reputation, and revenue. Dasient was founded by former Google engineers Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive. They are backed by a group of investors who include Floodgate, Benhamou Global Ventures, and Radar Partners. More information about Dasient can be found at www.dasient.com and www.twitter.com/dasient.

About XTEND

Founded in 2006 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, XTEND is a display ad-network and SEM company that servers around 20 billion monthly impression to thousands of ads. XTEND provides marketing solutions for hundreds of advertisers across multiple categories via its vast array of publishers, XTEND is part of the Adsmarket Group. Adsmarket is one of the leading, international online performance based marketing firms in Europe with a growing presence in both the North and South American Markets that uses its proprietary platform to provide the most advanced tracking, reporting and optimization system available to date. XTEND's senior management brings years of online marketing experience. With this winning combination, XTEND delivers the most consistent revenue growth for its clients. Find out more about XTEND at www.xtendmedia.com.

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Merritt Group for Dasient
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Palo Alto, CA - August 18, 2010 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today announced that AdOn Network, part of a leading Internet and mobile marketing technology and services company, PV Media Group, has selected its Anti-Malvertising Solution (AMS) to protect their ad network from malicious advertising attacks. AdOn Network is a leading advertising network providing performance marketing solutions to more than 1,000 national and international advertisers and publishers.

To combat the industry-wide surge of malware distribution through online ads, AdOn developed a proprietary random sampling process to monitor its own network. In an effort to automate and extend this protection to its entire network, AdOn considered multiple technology providers, including building an in-house solution, before partnering with Dasient. Leveraging its own proprietary processes and Dasient's pioneering malware detection technology, AdOn is among the first in the industry to continuously and in real-time, monitor its network, covering tens of thousands of campaigns and millions of ads.

"Ensuring that our network is secure from the growing threat of malware is one of our top priorities at AdOn," said Bhaskar Ballapragada, President of AdOn Network. "Within the first month of deployment, Dasient's Anti-Malvertising Solution identified and helped remove several malicious ads from our network in real-time and gave us the confidence in our ability to protect our network partners from malware. We are very pleased with Dasient's technology and responsiveness to our specific needs. Dasient has been a true partner to us."

Dasient scans millions of ads and web pages daily to identify the latest malvertising attacks and has built an Infection Library of over 180,000 malvertising attacks and malware. Leveraging this robust database, Dasient's Anti-Malvertising Solution monitors ads from third-party ad networks and automatically identifies malicious advertisements coming into a website or network, thus limiting the exposure and severity of a malvertising attack.

"We are pleased that AdOn Network has been able to realize the benefits of our anti-malvertising solutions in such a short period of time," said Dasient CTO and co-founder Dr. Neil Daswani. "Our research has proven that the threat of malvertisements will only continue to proliferate - approximately 1.3 million malicious advertisements are viewed on the Web daily. AdOn Network is a great example of a forward-thinking company that understands the severity of this threat vector and is leading the sector in taking the right steps to protect its network partners. We look forward to working with AdOn Network and other publishers and ad networks in a similar fashion to fight malvertising threats."

To learn more about Dasient's Anti-Malvertising Solution (AMS), please visit: wam.dasient.com/wam/products_anti-malvertising.

About Dasient

Dasient is an Internet security company that protects businesses from web-based malware attacks. It is the first to develop a complete Web Anti-Malware service that can monitor, automatically identify, and quarantine malware on websites before it can infect visitors and cause a loss of traffic, reputation, and revenue. Dasient was founded by former Google engineers Neil Daswani and Shariq Rizvi and former McKinsey strategy consultant Ameet Ranadive. They are backed by a group of investors who include Floodgate, Benhamou Global Ventures, and Radar Partners. More information about Dasient can be found at www.dasient.com and www.twitter.com/dasient.

About AdOn Network

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Phoenix, AZ., AdOn Network is a leading advertising network providing performance marketing solutions to more than 1,000 national and international advertisers and publishers. For its advertisers, AdOn provides performance-based online and mobile advertising solutions with industry leading campaign and account management solutions, targeting, optimization and reporting tools to maximize their marketing investment. For its publisher partners, AdOn provides a suite of customizable advertising units including Display, Text, Rich Media and Mobile to enhance user engagement and maximize site monetization.

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Michelle Schafer
Merritt Group for Dasient
Cell: 703.403.6377
schafer@merrittgrp.com

Black Hat USA 2010 Conference - Las Vegas, NV and Palo Alto, CA - July 26, 2010 - Dasient Inc., the leading provider of anti-malware solutions for websites and ad networks, today released a new research report, "Structural Vulnerabilities on Websites: Why Enterprise Websites Are Vulnerable to Malware Attacks," which found that, across all verticals, 75 percent of enterprises use some form of third-party JavaScript widgets, 42 percent of websites display external advertisements and up to 91 percent run third-party web applications, much of which is outdated and vulnerable. Findings from this new report will also be discussed during CTO and Co-Founder Neil Daswani's Black Hat presentation on Wednesday, July 28th on "mod_antimalware: a novel apache module for containing web-based malware infections."

To conduct this research, Dasient ran automated, passive malware risk assessments against the websites of Fortune 500 companies, Quantcast Top 1000 sites and other highly trafficked websites to determine which vertical markets (publisher/media, financial, ecommerce, traditional retail, high-tech manufacturers, travel/entertainment/leisure, consumer packaged goods, business services, manufacturing, and healthcare) were most at risk of having their websites infected with web-based malware due to structural vulnerabilities. According to Dasient's report, structural vulnerabilities fall into three categories: third-party widgets such as poll