5 tips for parents for a cybersecure Halloween
What are some of the key dangers faced by children online and how can you help protect them from the ghosts, ghouls and goblins creeping on the internet?
Archives - October 2021
Dark HunTOR: 150 arrested, $31 million seized in major dark web bust
The police sting spanned three continents and involved crackdowns in nine countries
Wslink: Unique and undocumented malicious loader that runs as a server
There are no code, functionality or operational similarities to suggest that this is a tool from a known threat actor
Putting cybersecurity first: Why secure‑by‑design must be the norm
Organizations that aim to pull ahead of the competition need to develop a strong security culture from top to bottom
What’s lurking in the shadows? How to manage the security risks of shadow IT
Employee use of unsanctioned hardware and software is an increasingly acute problem in the remote and hybrid work era
Cybersecurity careers: What to know and how to get started
Want to help make technology safer for everyone? Love solving puzzles? Looking for a rewarding career? Break into cybersecurity! Insights from ESET researchers Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp will put you on the right track.
Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine
Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soon
$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware
Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds
A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords
Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff.
Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted
Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators
Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe?
Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Now, how do you apply the duck test to defend against phishing?
Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack
The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted an Azure customer based in Europe
Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020
The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows
FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks
Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers
Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account
To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you
Cryptocurrencies rise and fall, but one thing stays the same – cybercriminals attempt to cash in on the craze
UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit
ESET research discovers a previously undocumented UEFI bootkit with roots going back all the way to at least 2012
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber‑smart matters
The campaign may last for a month, but we should remember that cybersecurity is a year-round affair