In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double‑barreled weapon
ESET researchers discovered a campaign that uses two malicious tools with similar capabilities to ensure both resilience and broader potential for the attackers
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This week, ESET researchers put the spotlight on two threats – new Android ransomware that spreads to victims’ contacts via SMS messages, and a banking trojan that targets Latin America
AI: Artificial Ignorance
Does true Artificial Intelligence even exist yet? Will it ever exist or will it end the world before we reach its full capacity?
What is MITRE ATT&CK and how is it useful?
An introduction to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and how it can help organize and classify various types of threats and adversarial behaviors.
ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group
ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East
Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon
As education is becoming an increasingly vital tool in companies’ security toolboxes, the question arises: How can they effectively implement security awareness training?
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This week, we present an introduction to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, the review of the mobile threats and vulnerabilities detected for mobile during the first half of 2019, and Firefox 69 new features.
Semi‑annual balance of mobile security 2019
Malware detections for iOS increased, as did the number of vulnerabilities detected in this operating system, while in the case of Android, the number of reported vulnerabilities decreased, although the number of highly critical bugs reported increased.
Selfies for kids – A guide for parents
Are you – and especially your children – aware of the risks that may come with sharing selfies?
A vulnerability in Instagram exposes personal information of users
The bug, which has already been fixed by Facebook, allowed access to private user information that could be abused by malicious actors.
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers found an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East. With the launch of the Safer Kids online initiative, a guide to help parents protect their kids when they take selfie. The discovery of a serious vulnerability
Remote access flaws found in popular routers, NAS devices
In almost all tested units, the researchers achieved their goal of obtaining remote root-level access
Nearly all of Ecuador’s citizens caught up in data leak
The humongous collection of extensive personal details about millions of people could be a gold mine for scam artists
Universities warned to brace for cyberattacks
The UK’s cybersecurity agency also outlines precautions that academia should take to mitigate risks
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A nationwide data leak is believed to affect almost all citizens of Ecuador, putting them at risk of identity theft