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Jakub Souček • 19 Mar 2026 • 20 min. read
ESET Research
EDR killers explained: Beyond the drivers
ESET Research • 10 Mar 2026 • 12 min. read
Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches
Lukas Stefanko • 19 Feb 2026 • 13 min. read
PromptSpy ushers in the era of Android threats using GenAI
Business Security
Virtual machines, virtually everywhere – and with real security gaps
Cyber fallout from the Iran war: What to have on your radar
How To
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.
Editor • 21 Oct 2021
Privacy
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
Amer Owaida • 20 Oct 2021
Ransomware
$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
Amer Owaida • 19 Oct 2021
A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords
Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff.
Jake Moore • 19 Oct 2021
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die
Editor • 15 Oct 2021
Malware
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
Cameron Camp • 15 Oct 2021
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 Muncaster • 14 Oct 2021
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 Anscombe • 13 Oct 2021
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 Owaida • 12 Oct 2021
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 Owaida • 11 Oct 2021
ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update
Editor • 08 Oct 2021
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 Hrčka • 07 Oct 2021
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