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Business Security

Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy

Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy

Business Security

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?

Phil Muncaster14 Oct 2021


Scams

Don't get phished! How to be the one that got away

Don't get phished! How to be the one that got away

Scams

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?

Tony Anscombe13 Oct 2021


Digital Security

Microsoft thwarts record-breaking DDoS attack

Microsoft thwarts record-breaking DDoS attack

Digital Security

Microsoft thwarts record-breaking DDoS attack

The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted an Azure customer based in Europe

Amer Owaida12 Oct 2021


Ransomware

Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020

Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020

Ransomware

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

Amer Owaida11 Oct 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update

Editor08 Oct 2021


ESET Research

FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux

FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux

ESET Research

FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux

ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks

Vladislav Hrčka07 Oct 2021


Digital Security

Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers

Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers

Digital Security

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

Amer Owaida06 Oct 2021


To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you

To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you

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

Martina López06 Oct 2021


ESET Research

UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit

UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit

ESET Research

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

Martin Smolár and Anton Cherepanov05 Oct 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

New ESET Threat Report is out – Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins today – What organizations should do to secure their VPNs

Editor01 Oct 2021


Digital Security

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber-smart matters

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber-smart matters

Digital Security

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

Amer Owaida01 Oct 2021


Digital Security

Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments

Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments

Digital Security

Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments

Flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed, research finds

Amer Owaida30 Sep 2021


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