A shortened and updated version of the advice that David Harley and Andrew Lee gave to potential phish victims in an earlier paper. Part 3 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

Phishing scams and online shopping. Part 2 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

Basics of phishing. Part 1 of a three-part article on phishing scams old and new, and some of the ways to recognize the baited hook.

Well, that was a little unexpected. The Irish Times has reported the discovery of the “first Irish language virus“. (Further checking suggests that the story may have originated with the Donegal Daily.) Actually, it sounds less like a virus – there’s no indication of whether it self-replicates – than the kind of ransomware that we’ve

Does the enterprise still have a choice about sharing information?

Do you know what your children are doing online, and do they know the risks out there?

The two most prevalent threats over 2011 were still INF/Autorun and Conficker: ESET’s December ThreatSense Report looks at threat trends in the new year.

ESET Ireland’s Urban Schrott has found an Ireland-targeted 419 with a Spanish twist.

The IRISSCERT conference in Dublin has drawn attention to Irish cybercrime statistics since January 2011.

ESET’s Threat Reports for September and October include some quality articles on Facebook, safety online, and backup strategy.