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Month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2024 edition

Month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2024 edition

Month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2024 edition

Election interference, American Water and the Internet Archive breaches, new cybersecurity laws, and more – October saw no shortage of impactful cybersecurity news stories

Editor • 31 Oct 2024 • 1 min. read


Threat actors exploiting zero-days faster than ever – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Threat actors exploiting zero-days faster than ever – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Threat actors exploiting zero-days faster than ever – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The average time it takes attackers to weaponize a vulnerability, either before or after a patch is released, shrank from 63 days in 2018-2019 to just five days last year

Editor • 18 Oct 2024 • 1 min. read


Protecting children from grooming | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 7)

Protecting children from grooming | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 7)

Protecting children from grooming | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 7)

“Hey, wanna chat?” This innocent phrase can take on a sinister meaning when it comes from an adult to a child online – and even be the start of a predatory relationship

Editor • 16 Oct 2024 • 1 min. read


GoldenJackal jumps the air gap … twice – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

GoldenJackal jumps the air gap … twice  – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

GoldenJackal jumps the air gap … twice – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research dives deep into a series of attacks that leveraged bespoke toolsets to compromise air-gapped systems belonging to governmental and diplomatic entities

Editor • 11 Oct 2024 • 1 min. read


The complexities of attack attribution – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The complexities of attack attribution – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The complexities of attack attribution – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Attributing a cyberattack to a specific threat actor is a complex affair, as evidenced by new ESET research published this week

Editor • 04 Oct 2024 • 1 min. read


Gamaredon's operations under the microscope – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Gamaredon's operations under the microscope – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Gamaredon's operations under the microscope – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research examines the group's malicious wares as used to spy on targets in Ukraine in the past two years

Editor • 27 Sep 2024 • 0 min. read


FBI, CISA warning over false claims of hacked voter data – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

FBI, CISA warning over false claims of hacked voter data – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

FBI, CISA warning over false claims of hacked voter data – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

With just weeks to go before the US presidential election, the FBI and the CISA are warning about attempts to sow distrust in the electoral process

Editor • 20 Sep 2024 • 0 min. read


Influencing the influencers | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 6)

Influencing the influencers | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 6)

Influencing the influencers | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 6)

How do analyst relations professionals sort through the noise to help deliver the not-so-secret sauce for a company's success? We spoke with ESET's expert to find out.

Editor • 19 Sep 2024 • 1 min. read


CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers also find that CosmicBeetle attempts to exploit the notoriety of the LockBit ransomware gang to advance its own ends

Editor • 13 Sep 2024 • 1 min. read