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Editor • 31 Jan 2017 • 4 min. read
Ransomware
Ransomware: Key insights from infosec experts
Ransomware is not going anywhere. Here, we've rounded up vital tips and advice from three ESET experts: Lysa Myers, Stephen Cobb and David Harley.
Editor • 31 Jan 2017
Austrian hotel experiences 'ransomware of things attack'
Only one month into the new year, it appears that we may well have our first example jackware in 2017 with a ransomware of things attack on an Austrian hotel.
Editor • 30 Jan 2017
RoT: Ransomware of Things
Could the Internet of Things spark the Ransomware of Things? ESET's Stephen Cobb examines how ransomware and jackware are evolving.
Stephen Cobb • 25 Jan 2017
Ransomware: Should you pay up?
ESET’s Cameron Camp provides valuable insight into what you should do if you're a victim of ransomware.
Cameron Camp • 17 Jan 2017
Internet of Things
CES: IoT security comes of age
For years, IoT security seemed like solving a problem that didn’t exist. Not anymore says ESET's Cameron Camp, who was at this year's CES.
Cameron Camp • 11 Jan 2017
KillDisk now targeting Linux: Demands $250K ransom, but can’t decrypt
ESET has discovered a Linux variant of the KillDisk component that renders Linux machines unbootable, while encrypting files and requesting a large ransom at the same time.
Robert Lipovsky and Peter Kálnai • 05 Jan 2017
IoT attacks: 10 things you need to know
IoT attacks are on the rise. As the technology becomes more relevant to our lives, we take a look at what the state of play is.
Editor • 19 Dec 2016
Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center
The rise of TeleBots: Analyzing disruptive KillDisk attacks
ESET's Anton Cherepanov analyzes the work of TeleBots, a malicious toolset that was used in focused cyberattacks against targets in Ukraine's financial sector.
Anton Cherepanov • 13 Dec 2016
Android ransomware spreads further, with new methods in its toolbox
ESET lifts the lid on Android ransomware - the picture doesn't look good. It's on the increase and extremely sophisticated.
Ondrej Kubovič • 05 Dec 2016