Thomas Uhlemann

Thomas Uhlemann

Security Specialist

Education? Yes

Highlights of your career? Still haven’t fallen for paranoia

Position and history at ESET? Security Specialist, started in Tech-Support in 2008

What malware do you hate the most? I don’t hate malware, but the people behind it!

Favorite activities? Making music & jokes

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Treat it as real-life

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? 1990, Amiga 500

Favorite computer game/activity? F1 series, restoring, upgrading and using old Commodre Amiga computers

Latest Articles

Mobile Security

These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for

These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for

Scams

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

Social Media

Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure

Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure

Digital Security

Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups

Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups
6 articles by Thomas Uhlemann

Mobile Security

These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for

These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for

Mobile Security

These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for

You may get more than you bargained for when you buy a budget-friendly smartphone and forgo safeguards baked into Google Play

Roman Cuprik and Thomas Uhlemann • 20 Dec 2023 • 7 min. read

Scams

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

Scams

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!

Thomas Uhlemann • 21 Aug 2023 • 4 min. read

Social Media

Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure

Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure

Social Media

Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure

Give your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos

Thomas Uhlemann • 06 Apr 2023 • 6 min. read

Digital Security

Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups

Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups

Digital Security

Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups

Do you know how many devices are connected to your home network? You don’t? This is precisely why it’s time for a network audit.

Thomas Uhlemann • 05 Apr 2023 • 6 min. read

Digital Security

Spring into action and tidy up your digital life like a pro

Spring into action and tidy up your digital life like a pro

Digital Security

Spring into action and tidy up your digital life like a pro

Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly?

Thomas Uhlemann • 04 Apr 2023 • 5 min. read

Scams

The flip side of the coin: Why crypto is catnip for criminals

The flip side of the coin: Why crypto is catnip for criminals

Scams

The flip side of the coin: Why crypto is catnip for criminals

Cybercriminals continue to mine for opportunities in the crypto space – here's what you should know about coin-mining hacks and crypto theft

Thomas Uhlemann • 19 May 2022 • 6 min. read