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Lukas Stefanko • 13 Jun 2024 • 19 min. read
ESET Research
Arid Viper poisons Android apps with AridSpy
Rene Holt • 23 May 2024 • 6 min. read
Introducing Nimfilt: A reverse-engineering tool for Nim-compiled binaries
Filip Jurčacko • 15 May 2024 • 21 min. read
To the Moon and back(doors): Lunar landing in diplomatic missions
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
Linux Shishiga malware using LUA scripts
The usage of the BitTorrent protocol and Lua modules separates Linux/Shishiga from other types of malware, according to analysis by ESET.
ESET Research and Michal Malik • 25 Apr 2017
Digital Security
Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers
Machine learning alone is not enough to protect endpoints and predicting an attacker's next moves. Other security solutions and human input are needed.
Ondrej Kubovič • 25 Apr 2017
Cybercrime
US court hits Russian PoS hacker with record 27 year jail sentence
Russian hacker receives the longest sentence ever handed down for hacking-related charges in the United States.
Graham Cluley • 22 Apr 2017
Young cybercriminals ‘motivated more by peer respect than financial gain’
A new report suggests young cybercriminals are often motivated by the possibility of notoriety, rather than financial gain.
Editor • 21 Apr 2017
Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months
Nearly half of all UK businesses have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the last 12 months, according to a new government paper.
Editor • 20 Apr 2017
InterContinental Hotels Group reveals 'how it minimized recent malware attack'
The InterContinental Hotels Group says the implementation of its SPS system helped to minimize the damage caused by a recent data breach.
Editor • 19 Apr 2017
Turn the light on and give me your passwords!
ESET researchers have discovered another banking trojan on Google Play targeting Android users – this time disguised as a Flashlight widget.
Lukas Stefanko • 19 Apr 2017
When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity
Machine learning (ML) is routinely cited by post-truth vendors as their biggest selling point, their main advantage. But ML – if it’s done properly – comes with problems and limitations.
Ondrej Kubovič • 18 Apr 2017
Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming
Only 11% of positions in the global cybersecurity workforce are occupied by women. We take a look at why and what is being done to change this.
Editor • 17 Apr 2017
10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR
GDPR is coming into play in May 2018, but a lot of companies remain unprepared, which could have implications on how they process data.
Editor • 14 Apr 2017
Scams
Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both
ESET researchers have discovered and reported scammers stealing PayPal and Paxful credentials disguised as a tool for YouTube monetization, and a bitcoin trading marketplace.
Lukas Stefanko • 13 Apr 2017
Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy
The Internet Society says that current perceptions of data encryption are misguided and need to change for the sake of the digital economy.
Editor • 12 Apr 2017
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