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

Recycling is a must, but why would you reuse your password?

Recycling is a must, but why would you reuse your password?

Recycling is a must, but why would you reuse your password?

World Password Day, celebrated on the first Thursday of every May, is a timely reminder of the fact that our passwords are the key to a wealth of personal information about us.

Tomáš Foltýn • 03 May 2018 • 6 min. read


This test will tell you how likely you are to fall for fraud

This test will tell you how likely you are to fall for fraud

This test will tell you how likely you are to fall for fraud

The questionnaire measures a range of personality traits to distinguish people who are more prone to taking the bait than others.

Tomáš Foltýn • 30 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


World’s biggest DDoS marketplace taken down, six suspected admins nabbed

World’s biggest DDoS marketplace taken down, six suspected admins nabbed

World’s biggest DDoS marketplace taken down, six suspected admins nabbed

For as little as $15 per month, anyone with a criminal bent could rent the services of webstresser.org to take down a targeted site.

Tomáš Foltýn • 27 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Over 3,300 Android apps may be violating kids’ privacy, study says

Over 3,300 Android apps may be violating kids’ privacy, study says

Over 3,300 Android apps may be violating kids’ privacy, study says

Researchers find that a great portion of popular children’s apps may run afoul of US privacy legislation by improperly collecting data – albeit often probably unintentionally. A response from Google to the unflattering findings wasn’t long in coming.

Tomáš Foltýn • 25 Apr 2018 • 3 min. read


Ransomware runs rampant in 2017, Verizon report finds

Ransomware runs rampant in 2017, Verizon report finds

Ransomware runs rampant in 2017, Verizon report finds

Social engineering attacks that involve pretexting nearly tripled on an annual basis while phishing simulations show that curiosity gets the better of 4% of people.

Tomáš Foltýn • 24 Apr 2018 • 3 min. read


What’s the deal with session-replay scripts?

What’s the deal with session-replay scripts?

What’s the deal with session-replay scripts?

Some aspects of online tracking go beyond just website analytics

Tomáš Foltýn • 20 Apr 2018 • 3 min. read


Rough patch, or how to shut the window of (unpatched) opportunity

Rough patch, or how to shut the window of (unpatched) opportunity

Rough patch, or how to shut the window of (unpatched) opportunity

Simply throwing more staff at the patching problem won’t cut it, a study suggests.

Tomáš Foltýn • 19 Apr 2018 • 3 min. read


Quarterly cybercrime digest: Extraditions and more

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Extraditions and more

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Extraditions and more

As Internet crime knows no borders, mutual legal assistance involving various nations and, by extension, requests for extraditing suspected cyber-offenders are sometimes part and parcel of prosecution efforts.

Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Apr 2018 • 4 min. read


Quarterly cybercrime digest: Sentencing

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Sentencing

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Sentencing

The long arm of the law caught up with a number of cybercriminals in the first three months of this year.

Tomáš Foltýn • 16 Apr 2018 • 4 min. read