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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research into exploitation of Microsoft Exchange flaws – How smart sex toys may expose your privacy – E-health versus your personal data

Editor12 Mar 2021


Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things

Denise Giusto Bilić and Cecilia Pastorino11 Mar 2021


Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world

Matthieu Faou, Thomas Dupuy, Mathieu Tartare10 Mar 2021


Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option

Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option

Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option

What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach?

Cameron Camp10 Mar 2021


WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

While chats are end-to-end encrypted, their backups are not – this may change soon

Amer Owaida09 Mar 2021


Women in cybersecurity: Gender gap narrows but not enough

Women in cybersecurity: Gender gap narrows but not enough

Women in cybersecurity: Gender gap narrows but not enough

The number of women joining the ranks of cybersecurity practitioners is steadily increasing, but a lot still needs to be done to close the gap

Amer Owaida08 Mar 2021


Going dark: Service disruptions at stock exchanges and brokerages

Going dark: Service disruptions at stock exchanges and brokerages

Going dark: Service disruptions at stock exchanges and brokerages

Are you a bull or a bear? If you can’t access your data and money, do your sentiments about the market still matter?

Guest Author08 Mar 2021


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Four zero-days patched in Microsoft Exchange Server – A tale about an unsophisticated criminal – Web trackers in a password manager app

Editor05 Mar 2021


How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

For over a decade, ESET and the San Diego Police Foundation have been working together to help keep children safe from online threats

Amer Owaida05 Mar 2021


Microsoft rushes out fixes for four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server

Microsoft rushes out fixes for four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server

Microsoft rushes out fixes for four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server

At least one vulnerability is being exploited by multiple cyberespionage groups to attack targets mainly in the US, per ESET telemetry

Amer Owaida04 Mar 2021


Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry

Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry

Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry

A primer on various threats looming over financial companies and the steps that these organizations can take to counter them

Amer Owaida04 Mar 2021


Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Some perpetrators of online crime and fraud don’t use advanced methods to profit at the expense of unsuspecting victims and to avoid getting caught

Jake Moore03 Mar 2021


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