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ESET Research Podcast: EvilVideo
Jakub Souček • 10 Sep 2024 • 18 min. read
CosmicBeetle steps up: Probation period at RansomHub
Romain Dumont • 28 Aug 2024 • 14 min. read
Analysis of two arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities affecting WPS Office
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
Cybercrime
Seven out of ten see criminal hacking as big risk to health, safety, prosperity
Recent survey shows that adults in the US view computer hacking as a major threat to their quality of life
Stephen Cobb • 16 May 2018
Researchers reveal flaws that may expose encrypted emails to prying eyes
A team of academics says that, if exploited, the vulnerabilities can reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails, including those sent years ago
Tomáš Foltýn • 15 May 2018
A tale of two zero-days
Double zero-day vulnerabilities fused into one. A mysterious sample enables attackers to execute arbitrary code with the highest privileges on intended targets
Anton Cherepanov • 15 May 2018
Ransomware
WannaCryptor: The curious tale of a ravenous cryptoworm
Do you still remember how WannaCryptor ran its – winding – course? It was a tale that revealed a number of intriguing plot lines amid the ransomworm’s numerous twists and turns.
Tomáš Foltýn • 14 May 2018
Are firms and regulators prepared for GDPR?
The answer may hinge on if you're a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty kind of person. While we’re at it, how about regulators’ level of preparedness, anyway?
Tomáš Foltýn • 11 May 2018
12 months on, what are the lessons learned from WannaCryptor?
Time does fly! It feels like only yesterday that a new strain of hitherto little-known malware achieved celebrity status among global ransomware campaigns
One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak
The infamous outbreak may no longer be causing mayhem worldwide but the threat that enabled it is still very much alive and posing a major threat to unpatched and unprotected systems
Ondrej Kubovič • 10 May 2018
Digital Security
Inside fake Interac transfer and tax refund SMS phishing
It’s tax season in Canada and scammers are using fake tax refund forms to lure victims into supplying their personal information via phishing pages
Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 09 May 2018
Scams
Tech support scams and the call of the void
The importance of providing the best possible after-sales service to customers
David Harley • 07 May 2018
Twitter advises all users to change passwords after glitch
A bug within Twitter’s internal systems exposed, in plain text, the passwords of an undisclosed number of users.
Tomáš Foltýn • 04 May 2018
Google rolls out .app domains with built-in HTTPS
The move is part of the company’s HTTPS-everywhere vision for the internet
Recycling is a must, but why would you reuse your password?
World Password Day, celebrated on the first Thursday of every May, is a timely reminder of the fact that our passwords are the key to a wealth of personal information about us.
Tomáš Foltýn • 03 May 2018
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