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Cyber-insurance and vulnerability scanning – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Cyber-insurance and vulnerability scanning – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Cyber-insurance and vulnerability scanning – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Here's how the results of vulnerability scans factor into decisions on cyber-insurance and how human intelligence comes into play in the assessment of such digital signals

Editor • 16 Feb 2024


What is AI, really? | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 1)

What is AI, really? | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 1)

What is AI, really? | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 1)

Artificial intelligence is on everybody’s lips these days, but there are also many misconceptions about what AI actually is and isn’t. We unpack AI's basics, applications and broader implications.

Editor • 15 Feb 2024


The art of digital sleuthing: How digital forensics unlocks the truth

The art of digital sleuthing: How digital forensics unlocks the truth

The art of digital sleuthing: How digital forensics unlocks the truth

Learn how the cyber variety of CSI works, from sizing up the crime scene and hunting for clues to piecing together the story that the data has to tell

Tomáš Foltýn • 14 Feb 2024


Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?

Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?

Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?

As fabricated images, videos and audio clips of real people go mainstream, the prospect of a firehose of AI-powered disinformation is a cause for mounting concern

Phil Muncaster • 13 Feb 2024


Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Called a "watershed year for ransomware", 2023 marked a reversal from the decline in ransomware payments observed in the previous year

Editor • 09 Feb 2024


The buck stops here: Why the stakes are high for CISOs

The buck stops here: Why the stakes are high for CISOs

The buck stops here: Why the stakes are high for CISOs

Heavy workloads and the specter of personal liability for incidents take a toll on security leaders, so much so that many of them look for the exits. What does this mean for corporate cyber-defenses?

Phil Muncaster • 08 Feb 2024


Left to their own devices: Security for employees using personal devices for work

Left to their own devices: Security for employees using personal devices for work

Left to their own devices: Security for employees using personal devices for work

As personal devices within corporate networks make for a potentially combustible mix, a cavalier approach to BYOD security won’t cut it

Tomáš Foltýn • 06 Feb 2024


Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance

Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance

Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance

With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, here’s some timely advice on how to prevent scammers from stealing more than your heart

Imogen Byers • 05 Feb 2024


Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The banking trojan, which targeted mostly Brazil, Mexico and Spain, blocked the victim’s screen, logged keystrokes, simulated mouse and keyboard activity and displayed fake pop-up windows

Editor • 02 Feb 2024


VajraSpy: A Patchwork of espionage apps

VajraSpy: A Patchwork of espionage apps

VajraSpy: A Patchwork of espionage apps

ESET researchers discovered several Android apps carrying VajraSpy, a RAT used by the Patchwork APT group

Lukas Stefanko • 01 Feb 2024


ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

An AI chatbot inadvertently kindles a cybercrime boom, ransomware bandits plunder organizations without deploying ransomware, and a new botnet enslaves Android TV boxes

ESET Research • 31 Jan 2024


ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan

ESET provided technical analysis, statistical information, known C&C servers and was able to get a glimpse of the victimology

ESET Research • 30 Jan 2024


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