A Look back at the NeurIPS Conference
zvelo AI Architect, Daniel DeMillard, attended the NeurIPS 2018 conference in Montreal. In this blog, he shares trends, insights, and predictions for 2019.
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2019 Cybersecurity & Tech Trend Predictions
2018 was a wild year for cybersecurity, ad tech, and the internet in general. In this blog, we explore the significant trends and security challenges that are likely to impact us in 2019 and beyond.
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Colorado = Security Podcast Episode #96 with Jeff Finn
Alex Wood from the Colorado = Security Podcast sat down with zvelo President & CEO, Jeff Finn, to discuss zvelo’s background and position in the Information Security space.
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Custom Categories for Web Filtering, Parental Controls, Digital Advertising, & More…
Category mappings provide flexibility and customization of URL categorization data—delivering advanced control for web filtering, parental controls, brand safety, ad fraud prevention, as well as other applications digital advertising, and more…
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Categorizing 99.9% of the ActiveWeb with a Hybrid AI/ML Approach
Learn about zvelo’s unique hybrid approach to web content categorization and malicious detection. With over 20 years of experience and partnerships with some of the world’s leading anti-virus, MSSPs, and communications companies—zvelo’s next-generation approach achieves industry-leading coverage and accuracy for end users worldwide.
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Cryptojacking Infection Methods: Identification and Prevention Tips
Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining, or Cryptojacking, is the unauthorized use of a user’s device to mine cryptocurrencies. This article covers primary infection methods and tips for identification and prevention of cryptomining malware.
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Major Ad Fraud Operation “3ve” Taken Down Thanks to Industry Collaboration
The Department of Justice this week announced and unsealed charges against eight individuals involved in a massive digital advertising fraud network. Led by the FBI with assistance from a number of companies in the cybersecurity and ad tech industries, “Operation Eversion”, as it has been dubbed, followed and seized infrastructure belonging to the “3ve” ad-fraud scam network.
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zvelo Takes a Break from Categorizing the Web to Sort Meals with Food Bank of the Rockies
zvelo takes great pride in giving back to our local community. Our latest trip to Food Bank of the Rockies was smaller than usual—but that didn’t stop or slow the zvelo U.S. team from sorting through over 36,000 pounds of food for hungry families across Colorado and the midwest.
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What is an IDN Homograph Attack and How Do You Protect Yourself?
An internationalized domain name (IDN) homograph attack is a method of deceiving computer users about the remote computer they’re communicating with. It exploits the fact that many characters are homographs, meaning they look alike. Homographs allow a malicious party to create an IDN that appears very similar to an established domain, which can then be used to lure users to the new website.
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The Anatomy of a Full Path URL: Hostname, Protocol, Path, and More…
In a previous blog, we explored the important differences between base domains and full path URLs. In this post, we wanted to take a step back and cover the basics—the individual structural elements of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
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