Tomáš Foltýn

Tomáš Foltýn

Editor-in-chief


Education: M.A. in translation and interpreting

Highlights of your career: Wearing two career hats for the better part of the past ten years while retaining a semblance of normality.

Position and history of ESET I joined ESET as a security writer in late 2017 after being bitten by the cybersecurity bug.

What malware do you hate the most Ransomware (for adding insult to injury, literally).

Favorite activities: Reading, cycling, travelling.

Golden rule for cyberspace? 'Distrust and caution are the parents of security.' Benjamin Franklin’s thoughtful advice from 300 years ago nicely applies to cyberspace.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? A gifted 386 PC in the mid-1990s. It worked a little erratically, though (or maybe it was a classic example of 'problem exists between keyboard and chair'?)

Favorite computer game / activity: I'm a bit of a power user of RSS feeds, which I use to indulge my news consumption habit while keeping empty ‘news calories’ at bay.


422 articles by Tomáš Foltýn

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

This week, ESET researchers described an ongoing campaign that targets accountants in the Balkans and spreads both a backdoor and a remote access trojan

Tomáš Foltýn • 16 Aug 2019 • 0 min. read


Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep-like flaws

Unlike BlueKeep, however, these vulnerabilities affect more recent Windows versions, including Windows 10

Tomáš Foltýn • 15 Aug 2019 • 2 min. read


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

This week, ESET researchers described a cyberespionage campaign against government targets in Latin America and the ins and out of a spambot targeting French internet users

Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Aug 2019 • 0 min. read


Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

The legal action, brought over alleged click injection fraud, is said to be among the first of its kind

Tomáš Foltýn • 08 Aug 2019 • 2 min. read


FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules

FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules

FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules

Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules

Tomáš Foltýn • 07 Aug 2019 • 2 min. read


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

This week, ESET researchers put the spotlight on two threats – new Android ransomware that spreads to victims’ contacts via SMS messages, and a banking trojan that targets Latin America

Tomáš Foltýn • 02 Aug 2019 • 0 min. read


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

A critical vulnerability that was thought to affect VLC media player was later downgraded to medium severity, and the player's maker slammed the bug disclosure process

Tomáš Foltýn • 26 Jul 2019 • 0 min. read


South African power company battles ransomware attack

South African power company battles ransomware attack

South African power company battles ransomware attack

The power utility appears to be well on track to a swift recovery following an attack that ultimately left some people without electricity

Tomáš Foltýn • 26 Jul 2019 • 2 min. read


Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

Streaming service withstands 13-day DDoS siege

The attack, unleashed by a 400,000-strong Mirai-style botnet, may be the largest of its kind on record

Tomáš Foltýn • 25 Jul 2019 • 1 min. read