Amer Owaida

Amer Owaida

Security Writer


Education M.A. in translation and interpreting.

Highlights of your career Working as a copywriter and freelancing as a translator while thinking in the correct language.

Position and history at ESET Joined in the fall of 2019 as security writer.

What malware do you hate the most? Adware, annoying the living daylight out of me since forever.

Favorite activities Drinking coffee while reading a book, exploring new places, trying new things..

Golden rule for cyberspace Don’t trust and always verify, always use a Gandalf level adblocker.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? A Pentium 3 powered pc with a GeForce card lacking a pixel shader, around the year 2000 so dial up modems were still a thing.

Favorite computer game/activity Assassin’s Creed or God of War spinning myths and history in fun alternative ways.


339 articles by Amer Owaida

Radio.com users affected in data breach

Radio.com users affected in data breach

Radio.com users affected in data breach

An unknown number of people had their personal data exposed as hackers accessed database backup files

Amer Owaida • 13 Mar 2020 • 2 min. read


European power grid organization hit by cyberattack

European power grid organization hit by cyberattack

European power grid organization hit by cyberattack

The incident affected our office network, says ENTSO-E, as it implements measures to avoid future cyber-incursions

Amer Owaida • 12 Mar 2020 • 2 min. read


Flaw in popular VPN service may have exposed customer data

Flaw in popular VPN service may have exposed customer data

Flaw in popular VPN service may have exposed customer data

NordVPN praised its bug bounty program and said that a fix had been shipped within two days

Amer Owaida • 10 Mar 2020 • 1 min. read


Virgin Media data leak exposes details of almost 1 million people

Virgin Media data leak exposes details of almost 1 million people

Virgin Media data leak exposes details of almost 1 million people

The misconfigured database was accessed by an unauthorized party on at least one occasion

Amer Owaida • 06 Mar 2020 • 2 min. read


Voice assistants can be hacked with ultrasonic waves

Voice assistants can be hacked with ultrasonic waves

Voice assistants can be hacked with ultrasonic waves

With access to text messages and the ability to make fraudulent phone calls, attackers could wreak more damage than you'd think

Amer Owaida • 04 Mar 2020 • 2 min. read


Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study

Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study

Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study

By contrast, two other web browsers share identifiers that are tied to the device hardware and so persist even across fresh installs

Amer Owaida • 03 Mar 2020 • 3 min. read


5 reasons to consider a career in cybersecurity

5 reasons to consider a career in cybersecurity

5 reasons to consider a career in cybersecurity

From competitive salaries to ever-evolving job descriptions, there are myriad reasons why a cybersecurity career could be right for you

Amer Owaida • 03 Mar 2020 • 3 min. read


Firefox turns on DNS over HTTPS by default for US users

Firefox turns on DNS over HTTPS by default for US users

Firefox turns on DNS over HTTPS by default for US users

People in other parts of the world also have the option to flip on DNS encryption

Amer Owaida • 28 Feb 2020 • 2 min. read


Cyberbullying: How is it different from face-to-face bullying?

Cyberbullying: How is it different from face-to-face bullying?

Cyberbullying: How is it different from face-to-face bullying?

The digital age has added a whole new dimension to hurtful behavior, and we look at some of the key features that set in-person and online bullying apart

Amer Owaida • 28 Feb 2020 • 4 min. read