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.


423 articles by Tomáš Foltýn

Tips for minding the digital skills gap

Tips for minding the digital skills gap

Tips for minding the digital skills gap

The times they are a-changin‘, so how do you build and sharpen the skills that you need to avoid being left behind by the digital revolution?

Tomáš Foltýn • 12 Oct 2018 • 5 min. read


California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

California outlaws poor default passwords in connected devices

The law is intended to help curb attacks that rely on weak, non-existent or publicly disclosed passwords that far too often ship with web-connected gadgets

Tomáš Foltýn • 10 Oct 2018 • 2 min. read


Google+ to shut down due to lack of adoption and privacy bug

Google+ to shut down due to lack of adoption and privacy bug

Google+ to shut down due to lack of adoption and privacy bug

Google has found no evidence of misuse of user information courtesy of a security glitch in the social platform’s API

Tomáš Foltýn • 10 Oct 2018 • 3 min. read


Most routers full of firmware flaws that leave users at risk

Most routers full of firmware flaws that leave users at risk

Most routers full of firmware flaws that leave users at risk

If you own a Wi-Fi router, it may well be riddled with security holes that expose you to a host of threats

Tomáš Foltýn • 08 Oct 2018 • 2 min. read


Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online

Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online

Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online

What are some essential steps you can take to increase your online safety – now and in the long run?

Tomáš Foltýn • 05 Oct 2018 • 5 min. read


Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites

Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites

Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites

The social networking behemoth is expected to face a formal investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in what could be the “acid test” of GDPR since the law took effect in May

Tomáš Foltýn • 03 Oct 2018 • 3 min. read


Why keeping your cyber-wits about you matters

Why keeping your cyber-wits about you matters

Why keeping your cyber-wits about you matters

WeLiveSecurity is happy to support the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM) with its own “two cents”, split into four articles over the course of October that will be dedicated to promoting the campaign’s goals

Tomáš Foltýn • 02 Oct 2018 • 2 min. read


50 million Facebook users affected in breach

50 million Facebook users affected in breach

50 million Facebook users affected in breach

It has yet to be determined whether the accounts were misused or what information was accessed. In the meantime, you can improve your account security with a few easy steps

Tomáš Foltýn • 01 Oct 2018 • 3 min. read


Who’s behind DDoS attacks at UK universities?

Who’s behind DDoS attacks at UK universities?

Who’s behind DDoS attacks at UK universities?

The timing of the attacks suggests that many attempts to take the networks offline may not necessarily be perpetrated by organized cybercriminal gangs

Tomáš Foltýn • 28 Sep 2018 • 2 min. read