Jake Moore

Jake Moore

Global Security Advisor


Education: BSc in Mathematics & Statistics

Highlights of your career: Socially engineering and hacking my way into a police station. Ethically!

Position and history of ESET: After 14 years investigating digital forensics and cybercrime for the police, I became a Security Specialist and the Spokesperson for ESET UK.

What malware do you hate the most? Any malware that gets into the backup which repeats the annoying cycle! I’ve seen so many small businesses suffer this way.

Favorite activities: Surfing, stand up paddleboarding, skateboarding – just put any board under my feet and I’m happy.

Golden rule for cyberspace? Multi factor authentication

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? It was the late 80s and I played endless Duck Hunt on the NES.

Favorite computer game / activity: Water sports photography. The combination of nature, thrill seeking and technology all in one couldn’t be more perfect.


33 articles by Jake Moore

Digital Security

AI: Artificial Ignorance

AI: Artificial Ignorance

Digital Security

AI: Artificial Ignorance

Does true Artificial Intelligence even exist yet? Will it ever exist or will it end the world before we reach its full capacity?

Jake Moore16 Aug 20194 min. read


Mobile Security

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

Mobile Security

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

Are you in the 26% of people who use one of these PIN codes to unlock their phones?

Jake Moore19 Jun 20195 min. read


Privacy

Look who’s stalking

Look who’s stalking

Privacy

Look who’s stalking

Aren’t we just making it too easy for online followers to become real-life trackers with the amount of open data we are posting online?

Jake Moore03 Apr 20195 min. read


Digital Security

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Digital Security

Why you should choose a pseudonym at Starbucks

Innocently providing your name at your local coffee shop is just an example of how easy it can be for miscreants to cut through the ‘privacy’ of social media accounts

Jake Moore13 Feb 20194 min. read


Cybercrime

What makes a cybercriminal?

What makes a cybercriminal?

Cybercrime

What makes a cybercriminal?

Forget balaclavas or hoodies; these cybercriminals are hiding in plain sight

Jake Moore15 Jan 20194 min. read


Digital Security

The cyber insurance question

The cyber insurance question

Digital Security

The cyber insurance question

Prevention is the best option but people continue to search for the easiest way out

Jake Moore08 Nov 20183 min. read