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Digital Security, Malware, Cybercrime

Natl Research Council Says: Show Us The MONEY

Digital Security, Malware, Cybercrime

Natl Research Council Says: Show Us The MONEY

Surprised to find annual cybercrime damage spread somewhere between 300 million and 54 BILLION? So is the Director of National Intelligence. Today Brian Krebs of the Washington Post and Krebsonsecurity.com detailed a strong push for mandatory disclosure of cyber intrusion to include account hijacking and online identity theft.

ESET Research • 14 Oct 2010

Malware

Stuxnet: Cyberwarfare’s Universal Adaptor?

Malware

Stuxnet: Cyberwarfare’s Universal Adaptor?

ESET Research • 14 Oct 2010

Malware

Open Source Malware Fingerprinting – Free Tool

Malware

Open Source Malware Fingerprinting – Free Tool

ESET Research • 26 Aug 2010

Malware

Aryeh’s Mousing Memoirs

Malware

Aryeh’s Mousing Memoirs

“Written in the form of a personal retrospective, this paper compares the earliest days of PC computer viruses with today’s threats, as well as provides a glimpse into the origins of the computer anti-virus industry.”

David Harley • 16 Jul 2010

Malware

Stock Manipulation Botnets Gain Ground

Malware

Stock Manipulation Botnets Gain Ground

ESET Research • 22 Jun 2010

Malware

Cross-platform Security Advisory for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Malware

Cross-platform Security Advisory for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat

ESET Research • 09 Jun 2010

Malware

Banking Fraud? Tell me and tell me quick!

Malware

Banking Fraud? Tell me and tell me quick!

In the survey, banks that were notifying consumers as quickly as possible or immediately across multiple channels performed well [and] they also improved cardholder confidence. Notifications over multiple channels were also significant.

ESET Research • 26 May 2010

Malware

Library of Congress Acquires Entire Twitter Archive

Malware

Library of Congress Acquires Entire Twitter Archive

Since the feed will be public and historic, there is a potential to research trends over the timeline, particularly as twitter is being used for more command and control functionality. As soon as it becomes available, we’ll follow up. :)

ESET Research • 25 May 2010

Malware

Bricking your cell phone: Mayhem on a Massive Scale

Malware

Bricking your cell phone: Mayhem on a Massive Scale

What would happen if every single one of the four BILLION cell phones on this planet just went dark? Or most likely, what would happen if every single cell phone went dark in one country? One scenario is a combined DoS attack on the internet was combined with a DoS attack on the cellular phone infrastructure at the same time.

ESET Research • 24 May 2010