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

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 Foltýn • 18 May 2018 • 2 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 Foltýn • 17 May 2018 • 2 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 Foltýn • 16 May 2018 • 2 min. read


Researchers reveal flaws that may expose encrypted emails to prying eyes

Researchers reveal flaws that may expose encrypted emails to prying eyes

Researchers reveal flaws that may expose encrypted emails to prying eyes

A team of academics says that, if exploited, the vulnerabilities can reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails, including those sent years ago

Tomáš Foltýn • 15 May 2018 • 3 min. read


WannaCryptor: The curious tale of a ravenous cryptoworm

WannaCryptor: The curious tale of a ravenous cryptoworm

WannaCryptor: The curious tale of a ravenous cryptoworm

Do you still remember how WannaCryptor ran its – winding – course? It was a tale that revealed a number of intriguing plot lines amid the ransomworm’s numerous twists and turns.

Tomáš Foltýn • 14 May 2018 • 5 min. read


Are firms and regulators prepared for GDPR?

Are firms and regulators prepared for GDPR?

Are firms and regulators prepared for GDPR?

The answer may hinge on if you're a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty kind of person. While we’re at it, how about regulators’ level of preparedness, anyway?

Tomáš Foltýn • 11 May 2018 • 2 min. read


12 months on, what are the lessons learned from WannaCryptor?

12 months on, what are the lessons learned from WannaCryptor?

12 months on, what are the lessons learned from WannaCryptor?

Time does fly! It feels like only yesterday that a new strain of hitherto little-known malware achieved celebrity status among global ransomware campaigns

Tomáš Foltýn • 11 May 2018 • 4 min. read


Twitter advises all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter advises all users to change passwords after glitch

Twitter advises all users to change passwords after glitch

A bug within Twitter’s internal systems exposed, in plain text, the passwords of an undisclosed number of users.

Tomáš Foltýn • 04 May 2018 • 2 min. read


Google rolls out .app domains with built-in HTTPS

Google rolls out .app domains with built-in HTTPS

Google rolls out .app domains with built-in HTTPS

The move is part of the company’s HTTPS-everywhere vision for the internet

Tomáš Foltýn • 04 May 2018 • 2 min. read