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

This ransomware wants you to play, not pay

This ransomware wants you to play, not pay

This ransomware wants you to play, not pay

An unusual ransomware request has been uncovered by researchers.

Tomáš Foltýn • 13 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Quarterly cybercrime digest: Arresting and charging

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Arresting and charging

Quarterly cybercrime digest: Arresting and charging

In Part 1, our roundup of some of the most notable law enforcement actions against computer crime in the first quarter of 2018 will focus on arrests and charges involving suspected cyber-crooks.

Tomáš Foltýn • 13 Apr 2018 • 4 min. read


Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Criminals have devised a new scheme that aims to drain the bank accounts of large corporations.

Tomáš Foltýn • 10 Apr 2018 • 1 min. read


Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

The 2016 compromise of the league’s Twitter account is one of a number of high-profile social media hijackings.

Tomáš Foltýn • 09 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams

Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams

Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams

Most of the White House's email domains have yet to deploy an email authentication protocol known as DMARC that is designed to reduce the risk of attackers impersonating legitimate email addresses for distributing spam or phishing messages.

Tomáš Foltýn • 06 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Cybercriminals are believed to have stolen information for more than five million credit and debit cards that shoppers had used at dozens of Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th and Lord & Taylor stores mainly in the United States between May 2017 and March 2018.

Tomáš Foltýn • 05 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Google banishes cryptocurrency mining extensions from Chrome Web Store

Google banishes cryptocurrency mining extensions from Chrome Web Store

Google banishes cryptocurrency mining extensions from Chrome Web Store

The tech giant is taking the measure after a rise in malicious browser extensions that mine digital money by hijacking the processing power of users' computers. The clampdown follows Google’s recent move to stop serving any and all adverts promoting virtual currencies and initial coin offerings.

Tomáš Foltýn • 04 Apr 2018 • 2 min. read


Drupal releases patch fixing “highly critical” flaw

Drupal releases patch fixing “highly critical” flaw

Drupal releases patch fixing “highly critical” flaw

The update plugs a security hole that exposes a million Drupal websites to attacks

Tomáš Foltýn • 30 Mar 2018 • 1 min. read


WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

The notorious ransomware prompted fears that aircraft production could be impacted

Tomáš Foltýn • 29 Mar 2018 • 2 min. read