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Scams

Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi-level fraud scheme

Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi-level fraud scheme

Scams

Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi-level fraud scheme

A peek under the hood of a cybercrime operation and what you can do to avoid being an easy target for similar ploys

Roman Cuprik30 May 2023


Video

How an innocuous app morphed into a trojan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

How an innocuous app morphed into a trojan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

How an innocuous app morphed into a trojan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research uncovers an Android app that initially had no harmful features but months later turned into a spying tool

Editor26 May 2023


ESET Research

Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

ESET Research

Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

ESET researchers reveal details about a prevalent cryptor, operating as a cryptor-as-a-service used by tens of malware families

Jakub Kaloč25 May 2023


Digital Security, Business Security

Digital security for the self-employed: Staying safe without an IT team to help

Digital security for the self-employed: Staying safe without an IT team to help

Digital Security, Business Security

Digital security for the self-employed: Staying safe without an IT team to help

Nobody wants to spend their time dealing with the fallout of a security incident instead of building up their business

Phil Muncaster24 May 2023


ESET Research

Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

ESET Research

Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

ESET researchers discover AhRat – a new Android RAT based on AhMyth – that exfiltrates files and records audio

Lukas Stefanko23 May 2023


Video

The real cost of a free lunch – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The real cost of a free lunch – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

The real cost of a free lunch – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Don't download software from non-reputable websites and sketchy links – you might be in for more than you bargained for

Editor19 May 2023


Digital Security

Top 5 search engines for internet-connected devices and services

Top 5 search engines for internet-connected devices and services

Digital Security

Top 5 search engines for internet-connected devices and services

A roundup of some of the handiest tools that security professionals can use to search for and monitor devices that are accessible from the internet

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya18 May 2023


Digital Security

Meet “AI”, your new colleague: could it expose your company's secrets?

Meet “AI”, your new colleague: could it expose your company's secrets?

Digital Security

Meet “AI”, your new colleague: could it expose your company's secrets?

Before rushing to embrace the LLM-powered hire, make sure your organization has safeguards in place to avoid putting its business and customer data at risk

Roman Cuprik17 May 2023


Digital Security

You may not care where you download software from, but malware does

You may not care where you download software from, but malware does

Digital Security

You may not care where you download software from, but malware does

Why do people still download files from sketchy places and get compromised as a result?

Aryeh Goretsky16 May 2023


Video

Key findings from ESET's new APT Activity Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Key findings from ESET's new APT Activity Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Key findings from ESET's new APT Activity Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What have some of the world's most infamous advanced threat actors been up to and what might be the implications of their activities for your business?

Editor12 May 2023


Kids Online

Why you need parental control software – and 5 features to look for

Why you need parental control software – and 5 features to look for

Kids Online

Why you need parental control software – and 5 features to look for

Strike a balance between making the internet a safer place for your children and giving them the freedom to explore, learn and socialize

Phil Muncaster12 May 2023


Privacy

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Privacy

Turning on stealth mode: 5 simple strategies for staying under the radar online

Have your cake and eat it too – enjoy some of what the online world has to offer without always giving out your contact details

André Lameiras10 May 2023