Ondrej Kubovič

Ondrej Kubovič

Security Awareness Specialist


Education: Bc. in Journalism, Master's Degree in Political Science

Highlights of your career: Being part of the Locked Shields 2025 team, co-founding and leading the ESET Ninja Cybersecurity Program, and serving as one of ESET's main media and conference speakers. From my past journalistic career, the thrill of going undercover to write about the selection process for the Slovak special forces.

Position and history at ESET: 10 years as a Security Awareness Specialist.

What malware do you hate the most? As Hulk would say: 'All malware BAD!' But the worst is probably the one my family or friends download—and I have to deal with.

Favorite activities: Time with my family, gaming, making good coffee and drinking it, boxing workouts, freeride snowboarding.

Golden rule for cyberspace? If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? Around 1994, a 286 with MS-DOS preinstalled. There was no monitor, so we could only use it when no one wasn't watching the TV.

Favorite computer game / activity: Mostly strategy games such as Warcraft II, Starcraft, Settlers, C&C series, RPGs like the Baldur's Gate, or Diablo, and basically anything with an open world.


77 articles by Ondrej Kubovič

Another Eurovision contestant? Even malware can 'perform music'

Another Eurovision contestant? Even malware can 'perform music'

Another Eurovision contestant? Even malware can 'perform music'

In contrast to the Eurovision contestants, malware writers try to make their creations as stealthy as possible. But thanks to unique behavior and sometimes even unintended showmanship of their malicious code, they end up in the limelight.

Ondrej Kubovič13 May 20162 min. read


Mother’s Day comparison: Which nation has the strictest moms?

Mother’s Day comparison: Which nation has the strictest moms?

Mother’s Day comparison: Which nation has the strictest moms?

On Mother’s Day, ESET takes a deeper look into the results of its recent survey focusing on parenting in a digital era. We looked at how moms in the US, Germany, the UK and Russia are trying to protect their children.

Ondrej Kubovič09 May 20163 min. read


Ransomware is everywhere, but even black hats make mistakes

Ransomware is everywhere, but even black hats make mistakes

Ransomware is everywhere, but even black hats make mistakes

Ransomware is everywhere. At least that might be the impression left by a seemingly endless stream of news reports on recent cyberattacks, reports ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.

Ondrej Kubovič28 Apr 20165 min. read


Windows XP: The zombie OS 'lives' on

Windows XP: The zombie OS 'lives' on

Windows XP: The zombie OS 'lives' on

Despite the fact that there haven’t been any security updates or patches rolled out for Windows XP – with some industrial solutions being the exception – the system still runs on almost every tenth computer worldwide.

Ondrej Kubovič08 Apr 20162 min. read


Super Tuesday is still offline. What's the catch?

Super Tuesday is still offline. What's the catch?

Super Tuesday is still offline. What's the catch?

Even though the US is among the most technologically advanced nations in the world, most of its voters cannot cast their ballots online. Is internet voting a risk? Ondrej Kubovič reports.

Ondrej Kubovič01 Mar 20164 min. read


Razzies for malware: These were the worst performances of the year

Razzies for malware: These were the worst performances of the year

Razzies for malware: These were the worst performances of the year

Just as audiences have suffered from bad movie craftsmanship, IT users have had to endure the consequences of the malicious work done by malware authors. Welcome to Razzies for malware.

Ondrej Kubovič29 Feb 20163 min. read


Digital childhoods: How different nations bring up their kids

Digital childhoods: How different nations bring up their kids

Digital childhoods: How different nations bring up their kids

ESET has looked deeper into what parents in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia regard as the appropriate age for digital activities.

Ondrej Kubovič23 Feb 20165 min. read


4 internet-savvy countries agree: Kids go digital too early

4 internet-savvy countries agree: Kids go digital too early

4 internet-savvy countries agree: Kids go digital too early

Online surveys by ESET show that a majority of parents in Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States are not at all happy about their children going digital too early.

Ondrej Kubovič23 Feb 20162 min. read


Biggest fears of EMEA companies? Malware ranks first

Biggest fears of EMEA companies? Malware ranks first

Biggest fears of EMEA companies? Malware ranks first

The most pressing IT security issue that companies in the EMEA region face is malware infection, reports Ondrej Kubovič. Enterprises are very worried.

Ondrej Kubovič16 Feb 20162 min. read