The importance of the Alexa top websites can never be discounted in zvelo’s day-to-day operations. Providing contextual data sets about the Alexa top sites is a vital element for the online advertising market because it can assist in determining the most ideal and brand-safe placement of online ads and other promotional materials.
DetailsRecent events serve as the best example of how the context of security has shifted from the once server-centric model to that of a decentralized threat landscape. From the Heartbleed attacks to the widespread Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and finally the sensationalized OAuth issues, it appears that even organizations with a hardened perimeter infrastructure are just as vulnerable as an end-user at home.
DetailsGiven the dynamic nature of the majority of today’s websites, categorization at the full path URL versus the base domain is superior and now required. Parts of a website include the top-level domain (.com, .org, etc.), the base domain (example.com), sub-domain (subdomain.example.com) or sub-path (example.com/page). When categorizing content, it is highly important to recognize exactly what is being classified within a website because content can differ dramatically across full path URLs.
DetailsThe Internet Watch Foundation works to remove online videos and images of child sexual abuse and its 2013 Annual & Charity Report highlighted significant milestones achieved and a big year of change.
DetailsWhat is a URL parameter? Quite simply it is a string of characters, or a query string, that is appended to a URL that contains data. This data is passed to predefined web applications to find the appropriate content and return it back to the user’s web browser which then generates the entire web page. The query string can also be used for various other methods such as identifying a user’s session or using it as a way to look up information about your online bank account after you have logged in. URLs with parameters are used by various types of web sites however online shopping, auction, and banking type sites are probably the most prevalent.
Detailszvelo, Inc., a top provider of content categorization, contextual meta-data, and malicious detection across the Internet, announced today that, due to record business growth and demand for the company’s zveloDB® URL database and zveloCAT® contextual categorization engine, it has outgrown its existing Philippines facility and has relocated into a larger office space.
DetailsManually classifying the content on a single web page takes but a few seconds to accomplish. Analyzing the keywords – words or phrases – used and the number of instances of each – keyword density – is one way to go about it. When needing to classify the content on billions of web pages at a time, however, the task becomes overwhelmingly daunting for any human eye to handle. In this scenario, only an automated content classification engine can succeed.
DetailsPrior to this blog post, zveloLABS published a phishing URL alert about fake Apple account verification websites. Now, zvelo’s team of engineers and researchers has unearthed a new phishing attack campaign using fraudulent Facebook log-in sites.
DetailsInstances of large-scale compromises of both private industry and public institutions in 2013 prompted a flurry of activity among security researchers to identify emerging and established threats. Commonly identified as Advance Persistent Threats (APTs), this phenomenon is expected to continue well into the foreseeable future. Fundamental to the spread of these threats is one of their foremost methods of propagation – a water hole attack.
DetailsInnovations and market demand fuel success Greenwood Village, Colorado – February 6, 2014 – zvelo, Inc., a leading provider of contextual categorization and malicious detection services for the OEM market, reported record revenues, profits and growth in 2013 from the increased adoption of the company’s zveloDB® URL database and zveloCAT® content categorization engine. zvelo experienced…
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