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Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

Malware

Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

AI-pocalypse soon? As stunning as ChatGPT’s output can be, should we also expect the chatbot to spit out sophisticated malware?

Cameron Camp20 Feb 2023


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Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Threat actors used search engine ads to impersonate makers of popular software and direct internet users to malicious websites

Editor17 Feb 2023


Business Security

Security amidst a global frost

Security amidst a global frost

Business Security

Security amidst a global frost

No longer relegated to a side-show, tech is embedded into virtually every new piece of gear entering the battlefield

Cameron Camp16 Feb 2023


ESET Research

These aren’t the apps you’re looking for: fake installers targeting Southeast and East Asia

These aren’t the apps you’re looking for: fake installers targeting Southeast and East Asia

ESET Research

These aren’t the apps you’re looking for: fake installers targeting Southeast and East Asia

ESET researchers have identified a campaign using trojanized installers to deliver the FatalRAT malware, distributed via malicious websites linked in ads that appear in Google search results

Matías Porolli and Fernando Tavella16 Feb 2023


Scams

10 signs that scammers have you in their sights

10 signs that scammers have you in their sights

Scams

10 signs that scammers have you in their sights

Don’t be their next victim – here’s a handy round-up of some the most common signs that should set your alarm bells ringing

Phil Muncaster15 Feb 2023


We Live Progress

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

We Live Progress

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

Spoiler alert: it turned me down. But that’s far from the only thing I learned while playing around with the bot that the world has fallen in love with so badly.

André Lameiras14 Feb 2023


Business Security

Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

Business Security

Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

Small and medium-sized businesses have good reason to be concerned about the loss of data and financial impacts

Editor13 Feb 2023


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Key findings from the latest ESET Threat Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Key findings from the latest ESET Threat Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Key findings from the latest ESET Threat Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What is behind the drop in ransomware and what should still be done for containing the ransomware scourge?

Editor10 Feb 2023


Privacy

Alexa, who else is listening?

Alexa, who else is listening?

Privacy

Alexa, who else is listening?

Your smart speaker is designed to listen, but could it be eavesdropping too?

Jake Moore09 Feb 2023


Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report T3 2022

ESET Threat Report T3 2022

Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report T3 2022

A view of the T3 2022 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Roman Kováč08 Feb 2023


Digital Security

Into the void: Your tech and security in digital darkness

Into the void: Your tech and security in digital darkness

Digital Security

Into the void: Your tech and security in digital darkness

No internet, perfect security? Two ESET researchers perform a thought experiment where they consider the implications of being plunged into digital darkness.

Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp07 Feb 2023


Kids Online

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

Kids Online

Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?

As children’s safety and privacy online becomes a matter of increasing urgency, lawmakers around the world push ahead on new regulations in the digital realm

André Lameiras06 Feb 2023