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Switzerland offers cash for finding security holes in its e-voting system

Switzerland offers cash for finding security holes in its e-voting system

Digital Security

Switzerland offers cash for finding security holes in its e-voting system

Anybody with hacking prowess can take a crack at reading votes or even rigging the vote count itself

Tomáš Foltýn19 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Criminal hacking hits Managed Service Providers: Reasons and responses

Criminal hacking hits Managed Service Providers: Reasons and responses

Digital Security

Criminal hacking hits Managed Service Providers: Reasons and responses

Recent news articles show that MSPs are now being targeted by criminals, and for a variety of nefarious reasons. Why is this happening, and what should MSPs do about it?

Stephen Cobb19 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Google - "Here’s how we cracked down on bad apps last year"

Google - "Here’s how we cracked down on bad apps last year"

Digital Security

Google - "Here’s how we cracked down on bad apps last year"

Apps downloaded from Google Play were eight times less likely to compromise a device than apps from other sources

Tomáš Foltýn18 Feb 2019


Smoke damage and hard drives

Smoke damage and hard drives

Smoke damage and hard drives

A closer look at the damage caused by smoke particles and some steps you can take to aid recovery

Aryeh Goretsky18 Feb 2019


Cybercrime

Malta’s leading bank resumes operations after cyberheist-induced shutdown

Malta’s leading bank resumes operations after cyberheist-induced shutdown

Cybercrime

Malta’s leading bank resumes operations after cyberheist-induced shutdown

Bank of Valetta, which went dark for a day after the fraudulent transfers of €13 million, is now looking to get the money back

Tomáš Foltýn15 Feb 2019


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET malware researcher Lukáš Štefanko sits down with us to discuss Android banking malware, the topic of his latest white paper. An attack on an email provider wipes out almost two decades' worth of data. Plus an interesting article from Jake Moore on the possible dangers that may come from providing your name at your local coffee shop.

Shane Curtis15 Feb 2019


ESET Research

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

ESET Research

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

An interview with ESET malware researcher Lukáš Štefanko about Android banking malware, the topic of his latest white paper

Lukas Stefanko15 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Attack at email provider wipes out almost two decades’ worth of data

Attack at email provider wipes out almost two decades’ worth of data

Digital Security

Attack at email provider wipes out almost two decades’ worth of data

Instead of financial gain or other, more usual, goals, the attacker leaves ‘scorched digital earth’ behind

Tomáš Foltýn14 Feb 2019


Scams

When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams

When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams

Scams

When love becomes a nightmare: Online dating scams

Roses are red, violets are blue, watch out for these scams or it may happen to you

Juan Manuel Harán14 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Digital Security

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Innocently providing your name at your local coffee shop is just an example of how easy it can be for miscreants to cut through the ‘privacy’ of social media accounts

Jake Moore13 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Apple to pay teenager who uncovered FaceTime bug

Apple to pay teenager who uncovered FaceTime bug

Digital Security

Apple to pay teenager who uncovered FaceTime bug

The decision to award the bug has been welcomed but one security researcher has said that they need to do more to compensate those who find bugs

Shane Curtis12 Feb 2019


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers publish their latest findings on a modular Trojan called DanaBot and on a cryptocurrency stealer that takes the form of clipper malware on Google Play.

Tomáš Foltýn08 Feb 2019


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