Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · Moving soon to the ESET Blog
Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · <a href='https://www.eset.com/blog/en/' target='_blank'>Moving soon to the ESET Blog</a>
Stephen Cobb • 26 Oct 2016 • 15 min. read
Critical Infrastructure
Election hacking FAQ: 2016 US presidential election edition
Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher at ESET answers the 10 most frequently asked questions on election hacking.
Stephen Cobb • 26 Oct 2016
Internet of Things
The Hive Mind: When IoT devices go rogue
IoT devices, while extremely useful for simplifying various mundane aspects of everyday life, also offer criminals a new attack platform: your appliances.
Michael Aguilar • 26 Oct 2016
10 things to know about the October 21 IoT DDoS attacks
On Friday October 21st, a series of IoT DDoS attacks caused widespread disruption of legitimate internet activity in the US. Stephen Cobb investigates.
Stephen Cobb • 24 Oct 2016
ESET Research
At least 15% of home routers are unsecured
Tests show that software vulnerabilities and weak passwords are common in home routers, with up to 15% of them being unsecured.
Peter Stancik • 19 Oct 2016
Ransomware
Ransomware: Expert advice on how to keep safe and secure
ESET's Lysa Myers offers a detailed and comprehensive overview on how to stay safe against ransomware attacks, a threat that is growing in prominence.
Lysa Myers • 10 Oct 2016
DDoS robots for the masses: IoT security comes of age
IoT security matters more than ever, explains ESET's Cameron Camp, as the technology, which offers us so much, is vulnerable to attack from cybercriminals.
Cameron Camp • 26 Sep 2016
How encryption molded crypto-ransomware
Recently ESET has seen significantly increasing volumes of a particular type of ransomware known as crypto-ransomware, reports Cassius Puodzius.
Cassius Puodzius • 13 Sep 2016
The economics of ransomware recovery
When it comes to ransomware, the question of 'to pay or not to pay' is the source of some debate. WeLiveSecurity takes a closer look at the economics.
David Harley • 07 Sep 2016
School ransomware: A threat to be aware of
Ransomware that targets schools is a threat that needs to be understood, explains ESET's Lysa Myers. Top cybersecurity efforts are needed to keep it at bay.
Lysa Myers • 06 Sep 2016