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Summary Report :: Dorkbot Service [AUG 2019-08]


From: Cam Beasley <cam () UTEXAS EDU>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:36:34 -0500

hello all —

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

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Dorkbot currently serves over 1,400 higher education institutions, state/local government agencies and other 
non-profits from across 6 continents (and 120 countries).
Those served include 94% of all R1 campuses, 99% of R2 campuses and 100% of HBCUs.

[month = AUG 2019]

Total entities subscribed = 1,410 (+195 compared to previous month)
Total entities with verified vulnerabilities = 423 (30% of subscribers)

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Verified XSS vulnerable pages = 3,838 (+34%)
Verified SQLi vulnerable pages = 231 (-29%)
Verified LFI vulnerable pages = 45 (+150%)
Verified OSi vulnerable pages = 12 (+09%)
Verified RFI vulnerable pages = 06 (+20%) 
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4,133 total verified vulnerable pages (+28%)    


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Vulnerability breakdown by campus classification
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41% - Universities in Other Countries
21% - R1 Universities
11% - R2 Universities
06% - Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
04% - Higher Ed Consortiums
03% - D/PU Universities
02% - M1 Universities
02% - State Agencies
02% - Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
02% - M2 Universities
02% - Universities in Canada
04% - All Other 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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