5 threats every company needs to pay attention to
ESET's Pablo Ramos takes a closer a look at the most common threats facing companies today and the impact that they can have.
Archives - February 2016
The security review: porn clicker trojans at Google Play
Highlights from the past seven days in information security include porn clicker trojans at Google Play, digital childhoods and the security/privacy debate.
UC Berkeley hit with another cyberattack
UC Berkeley has revealed that it was the victim of a major cyberattack, affecting up to 80,000 current and former members of staff and students.
Razzies for malware: These were the worst performances of the year
Just as audiences have suffered from bad movie craftsmanship, IT users have had to endure the consequences of the malicious work done by malware authors. Welcome to Razzies for malware.
Why cybercrime isn’t fun and (video) games
Research shows that the average age of cybercrime suspects last year was just 17 years-old. We Live Security asks why, and suggests how you can protect your child.
Identity theft accounts for ‘majority of data breaches’
Theft of identities along with personal information still accounts for the majority of data breaches, a new global survey by Gemalto has found.
ESET expert: Google Play porn clicker ‘is a truly large‑scale campaign’
Google Play porn clicker campaign: A single family of malicious apps masquerading as popular games or apps, designed to bypass Google’s security checks.
Porn clicker trojans keep flooding Google Play
ESET researchers have found 343 malicious porn clicker trojans on Google Play over the last seven months – and their numbers keep rising.
Porn clicker trojans at Google Play: An analysis
ESET researchers have found a large campaign of malicious porn clicker type apps on Google Play. These trojans belong to a single family of malicious apps masquerading as popular games and/or applications. They are designed and systematically modified to bypass Google’s security checks.
Privacy and security ‘war’ must come to an end
Cybersecurity experts are joining forces with government officials to try and “end the war between privacy and security”, it has been revealed.
The industrialization of cybercrime may be upon us
We are slowly seeing the industrialization of cybercrime according to an expert. Dr. Adrian Nish, head of cyber threat intelligence at BAE Systems, said that cybercriminals are becoming more “professionalized”.
Android porn clicker on Google Play: Appendix
Trojan clicker servers Google Play information Package names of trojan clickers found on the infected servers
Digital childhoods: How different nations bring up their kids
ESET has looked deeper into what parents in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia regard as the appropriate age for digital activities.
4 internet‑savvy countries agree: Kids go digital too early
Online surveys by ESET show that a majority of parents in Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States are not at all happy about their children going digital too early.
Linux Mint site hacked, users unwittingly download backdoored operating system
Linux users should not fool themselves into believing that they are somehow magically immune from malware attacks.
The security review: The state of security in companies in the EMEA region
Highlights from the past seven days in information security include the state of security in companies in the EMEA region and advice on support scams.
Average cost of cybercrime rises by 200% in just five years
Cybercrime is costing the global economy up to $450 billion annually, a new report by Hamilton Place Strategies reveals.
The Four “A”s of Account Management
It's said that the biggest vulnerabilities in a network environment are its users. If only there was a way to control those unruly users – Oh, but there is!
Apple and ‘exceptional access’ to crypto protection
Apple is the latest in a host of technology players to be requested to allow exceptional access, that is, access in exceptional cases where it would be deemed to have high value relative to an active investigation.
Healthcare data breaches lead patients to withhold information from doctors
New survey suggests medical data breaches increase the number of patients who hold back information from doctors due to concerns about the security or privacy of medical records, undermining treatment.