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

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

Superdrug targeted by miscreants who claim to have stolen customer data

The retailer says that whatever data the crooks have obtained, they weren’t stolen through a breach of its systems

Tomáš Foltýn • 23 Aug 2018 • 1 min. read


Turla: In and out of its unique Outlook backdoor

Turla: In and out of its unique Outlook backdoor

Turla: In and out of its unique Outlook backdoor

ESET research offers a rare glimpse into the mechanics of a particularly stealthy and resilient backdoor that the Turla cyberespionage group can fully control via PDF files attached to emails

Tomáš Foltýn • 22 Aug 2018 • 4 min. read


Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers

Internet-connected irrigation systems suffer from security gaps that could be exploited by attackers aiming, for example, to deplete a city’s water reserves, researchers warn

Tomáš Foltýn • 21 Aug 2018 • 2 min. read


Australian schoolboy hacks into Apple’s network, steals files

Australian schoolboy hacks into Apple’s network, steals files

Australian schoolboy hacks into Apple’s network, steals files

His lawyer claims that the teen did the hacking because he admired Apple and dreamed of landing a job in the company

Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Aug 2018 • 2 min. read


Some 2.6 billion data records exposed in first half of 2018

Some 2.6 billion data records exposed in first half of 2018

Some 2.6 billion data records exposed in first half of 2018

The newly-released report provides an overview of the data breach landscape in the first half of this year

Tomáš Foltýn • 16 Aug 2018 • 1 min. read


Instagram users locked out of accounts en masse

Instagram users locked out of accounts en masse

Instagram users locked out of accounts en masse

If you’re an Instagrammer, you may want to take some basic precautions, such as picking a strong and unique password and signing up for two-factor authentication sooner rather than later

Tomáš Foltýn • 15 Aug 2018 • 1 min. read


Can cramming code with bugs make it more secure? Some think so

Can cramming code with bugs make it more secure? Some think so

Can cramming code with bugs make it more secure? Some think so

Unbeknownst to exploit writers, the seemingly mouth-watering bugs would be bogus and non-exploitable

Tomáš Foltýn • 13 Aug 2018 • 3 min. read


Attackers grab hold of PGA of America files, demand ransom

Attackers grab hold of PGA of America files, demand ransom

Attackers grab hold of PGA of America files, demand ransom

The golf association is said to have had little success with restoring access to its files so far

Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Aug 2018 • 2 min. read


Interviewing ESET’s experts about the Web’s journey so far - part 3

Interviewing ESET’s experts about the Web’s journey so far - part 3

Interviewing ESET’s experts about the Web’s journey so far - part 3

All good things come to an end, and we’re rounding off our series of interviews to mark the 27th anniversary since computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee publicly announced the World Wide Web project

Tomáš Foltýn • 08 Aug 2018 • 6 min. read