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Summary Report :: Dorkbot Service [SEP 2019-09]


From: Cam Beasley <cam () UTEXAS EDU>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 10:52:21 -0500

hello all —

I wanted to share summary stats from the Dorkbot web application security service for the past month.

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Dorkbot currently serves over 1,600 higher education institutions, state/local government agencies and other 
non-profits from across 7 continents (and 135 countries).
Those served include 99% of all R1, R2, R3, M1 campuses and 100% of HBCUs.

[month = SEP 2019]

Total entities subscribed = 1,601 (+191 compared to previous month)
Total entities with verified vulnerabilities = 603 (38% of subscribers)

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Verified XSS vulnerable pages = 6,932 (+141%)
Verified SQLi vulnerable pages = 993 (+206%)
Verified LFI vulnerable pages = 102 (+467%)
Verified OSi vulnerable pages = 19 (+73%)
Verified RFI vulnerable pages = 12 (+140%) 
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8,058 total verified vulnerable pages (+149%)   


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Vulnerability breakdown by campus classification
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50% - Universities in Other Countries
16% - R1 Universities
09% - R2 Universities
02% - Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
03% - M1 Universities
02% - State Agencies
05% - D/PU Universities
07% - Universities in Canada
06% - All Other US Entities

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Signing up for Dorkbot is fast & free. 
You will receive realtime alerts for any verified vulnerabilities along with a custom monthly report.

Please see the following for more information:

  https://security.utexas.edu/dorkbot

  https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2019/2/dorkbot-a-managed-application-security-assessment-service-for-higher-education

Feel free to share the signup page with any campuses, school districts, or non-profits that might be able to benefit 
from this service.

thanks,

~cam.



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Cam Beasley
Chief Information Security Officer
Information Security Office
The University of Texas at Austin
security () utexas edu | 512.475.9242
http://security.utexas.edu
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