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StopBadware.org: Internship Opportunities

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StopBadware.org Project overview

StopBadware.org, a project of the Berkman Center, is a partnership among academic institutions, technology industry leaders, and volunteers, all of whom are committed to protecting Internet and computer users from the threats to privacy and security that are caused by bad software. Some of our activities include evaluating applications and alerting the public if they are badware, testing previously-infected websites to determine whether they have been cleaned, assisting webmasters with removing malware from their sites, and analyzing data about the prevalence of web infections.

Two different internship opportunities are available:

Wed Development Internship
As part of our partnership with Google, we provide webmasters and website owners an opportunity to request a review of their site when the site is flagged as potentially dangerous by Google. The software development intern will be responsible for maintaining and finding opportunities to improve the application we use to track website review requests and results. S/he will also serve as a tester, manually looking for evidence of malware behavior and code on sites that have been submitted for review.

This position will require 8-12 hours per week on site at 23 Everett St., with flexibility in scheduling.

 Skills/experience for Web Development Position

  • Working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript
  • Database/SQL familiarity
  • Experience and/or coursework in web development (Ruby on Rails preferred)
  • Interest in computer/network security

Malware Testing Internship
As part of our partnership with Google, we provide webmasters and website owners an opportunity to request a review of their site when the site is flagged as potentially dangerous by Google. The malware testing intern will be responsible for manually looking for evidence of malware behavior and code on sites that have been submitted for review and recording the findings.

This position will require 8-12 hours per week on site at 23 Everett St., with flexibility in scheduling.

 Skills/experience for Malware Testing Position

  • Experience with client-side web code, particularly HTML and JavaScript
  • Interest in computer/network security
  • Attention to detail
  • Some training will be provided, but familiarity with HTML and JavaScript is a must.

To apply for either of these positions, please send a cover letter and resume to Maxim Weinstein, manager, StopBadware.org, at mweinstein@cyber.law.harvard.edu.

Last updated September 02, 2008

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