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.


417 articles by Tomáš Foltýn

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers describe the ins and outs of a zero-day exploit that has been used for a highly targeted attack and reveal the name of the threat actor that deployed it

Tomáš Foltýn12 Jul 20190 min. read


UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts

Tomáš Foltýn09 Jul 20193 min. read


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Chinese smart home solutions provider Orvibo has leaked two billion logs from devices managed via its cloud platform, exposing sensitive information about their users

Tomáš Foltýn05 Jul 20190 min. read


NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay

NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay

NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay

A trifecta of issues impact the organization’s cyber-resilience and conspire to put it in the firing line of cyberattacks

Tomáš Foltýn03 Jul 20192 min. read


Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

The leak, which has since been plugged, exposed a range of highly specific and sensitive information about users

Tomáš Foltýn02 Jul 20192 min. read


Ex-Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach

Ex-Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach

Ex-Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach

“Sounds bad”, the former Equifax CIO wrote in a text after learning of the breach that ended up affecting almost half the US population

Tomáš Foltýn01 Jul 20192 min. read


Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

With partner abuse increasingly going digital, we took an in-depth look this week at what needs to be done to stop the scourge of stalkerware

Tomáš Foltýn28 Jun 20190 min. read


Microsoft enhances OneDrive to secure your sensitive files

Microsoft enhances OneDrive to secure your sensitive files

Microsoft enhances OneDrive to secure your sensitive files

The new feature is intended to protect the kind of data that you hold particularly dear

Tomáš Foltýn27 Jun 20192 min. read


Two US cities opt to pay $1m to ransomware operators

Two US cities opt to pay $1m to ransomware operators

Two US cities opt to pay $1m to ransomware operators

A few days apart, two cities in Florida cave in to extortionists’ demands in hopes of restoring access to municipal computer systems

Tomáš Foltýn26 Jun 20192 min. read