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.


420 articles by Tomáš Foltýn

More curious, less cautious: Protecting kids online

More curious, less cautious: Protecting kids online

More curious, less cautious: Protecting kids online

How we can help protect a generation for which digital is the way of the world?

Tomáš Foltýn01 Jun 20185 min. read


Two Canadian banks warn attackers may have stolen customer data

Two Canadian banks warn attackers may have stolen customer data

Two Canadian banks warn attackers may have stolen customer data

Simplii Financial and Bank of Montreal are believed to have suffered a twin attack that was soon followed by blackmail threats

Tomáš Foltýn29 May 20182 min. read


Scammers raid man’s bank account while he waits on hold to fraud hotline

Scammers raid man’s bank account while he waits on hold to fraud hotline

Scammers raid man’s bank account while he waits on hold to fraud hotline

Criminals have set their sights on customers of a bank that has been struggling with a switchover to a new computer platform

Tomáš Foltýn28 May 20182 min. read


Facebook refines 2FA setup, adds authenticator app support

Facebook refines 2FA setup, adds authenticator app support

Facebook refines 2FA setup, adds authenticator app support

Do try this at home! If you haven’t taken advantage of the extra protection that two-factor authentication offers, now is a great time to do so. And you don’t even need to hand over your phone number.

Tomáš Foltýn25 May 20182 min. read


Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

In 2017, the victims of BEC fraud were stung for $676 million, almost double the loss totals reported in the previous year

Tomáš Foltýn24 May 20183 min. read


WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

We’re not in it for prizes (or cakes), but there’s no denying that we’re thrilled to be a finalist for the European Security Blogger Awards – and in five categories at that!

Tomáš Foltýn23 May 20181 min. read


Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

One-third of audited codebases that contain Apache Struts suffer from the same vulnerability that facilitated the Equifax hack a year ago

Tomáš Foltýn18 May 20182 min. read


Suspected member of The Dark Overlord arrested in Serbia

Suspected member of The Dark Overlord arrested in Serbia

Suspected member of The Dark Overlord arrested in Serbia

The Dark Overlord, known for a number of breaches and cyber-extortion campaigns in the last two years, is believed to have made US$275,000 from various schemes

Tomáš Foltýn17 May 20182 min. read


Google to require Android device-makers to roll out OS security patches regularly

Google to require Android device-makers to roll out OS security patches regularly

Google to require Android device-makers to roll out OS security patches regularly

The move is intended to help address the mobile platform’s perennial problem – that many manufacturers of Android-powered devices are slow to get software updates out the door

Tomáš Foltýn16 May 20182 min. read