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Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

Are younger people less aware of online security risks, or do they simply prefer to take more risks with their personal information? That's one of the questions raised by the findings of our recent poll of 2,129 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) by Harris Interactive.

Stephen Cobb18 Oct 2012


Malware and Medical Devices: hospitals really are unhealthy places...

Malware and Medical Devices: hospitals really are unhealthy places...

Malware and Medical Devices: hospitals really are unhealthy places...

Mass murder by pacemaker hacking isn't the likeliest scenario, but clinical tools and SCADA devices still deserve serious security scrutiny.

David Harley18 Oct 2012


Telescammer Hell: What's Still Driving The PC Support Scammers?

Telescammer Hell: What's Still Driving The PC Support Scammers?

Telescammer Hell: What's Still Driving The PC Support Scammers?

FTC action isn't diminishing the volume of reported support scam calls and losses: what's driving the people behind the scam, and what does the future hold?

David Harley15 Oct 2012


Virus Bulletin 2012 Slides

Virus Bulletin 2012 Slides

Virus Bulletin 2012 Slides

The slides for many of the presentations by ESET researchers at VB 2012 can now be found on the Virus Bulletin conference web pages.

David Harley14 Oct 2012


How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

As you may know, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in America, which is a good time to ask yourself how aware you are when it comes to threats to your digital devices and personal information.

Stephen Cobb12 Oct 2012


Avoid Election Season Scams: Donations and cruises to avoid

Avoid Election Season Scams: Donations and cruises to avoid

Avoid Election Season Scams: Donations and cruises to avoid

Cameron Camp12 Oct 2012


Defeating anti-forensics in contemporary complex threats

Defeating anti-forensics in contemporary complex threats

Defeating anti-forensics in contemporary complex threats

Alexandr Matrosov summarizes the evolution of complex threats using hidden storage, as discussed in his presentation with Eugene Rodionov at Virus Bulletin 2012.

Aleksandr Matrosov11 Oct 2012


Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

Stephen Cobb10 Oct 2012


A white paper: Windows 8's Security Features

A white paper: Windows 8's Security Features

A white paper: Windows 8's Security Features

Aryeh Goretsky09 Oct 2012