Media Trust warns of malware in HTML5 ads

When HTML5 was being promoted as a replacement for Adobe’s Flash, security was a key reason.

But, according to Media Trust CEO Chris Olson, “HTML5 is not this panacea and safe haven.” In fact, his company — which monitors third-party code and advertising for brands — has come across a wave of malware on HTML5 ads on mobile and desktop web, with some wavelets beginning to hit HTML5 ads on apps.

“We are seeing more badness in HTML5,” he told me, such as a higher frequency of incidents and bigger attacks.

[Read the full article on MarTech Today.]

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Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.

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