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Kids Online

5 tips to help children navigate the internet safely

5 tips to help children navigate the internet safely

Kids Online

5 tips to help children navigate the internet safely

The online world provides children with previously unimagined opportunities to learn and socialize, but it also opens them up to a range of hazards. How can you steer kids toward safe internet habits?

André Lameiras23 Sep 2022


Privacy

Hey WeLiveSecurity, how does biometric authentication work?

Hey WeLiveSecurity, how does biometric authentication work?

Privacy

Hey WeLiveSecurity, how does biometric authentication work?

Your eyes may be the window to your soul, but they can also be your airplane boarding pass or the key unlocking your phone. What’s the good and the bad of using biometric traits for authentication?

André Lameiras22 Sep 2022


Mobile Security

Can your iPhone be hacked? What to know about iOS security

Can your iPhone be hacked? What to know about iOS security

Mobile Security

Can your iPhone be hacked? What to know about iOS security

Here are some of the most common ways that an iPhone can be compromised with malware, how to tell it’s happened to you, and how to remove a hacker from your device

André Lameiras19 Sep 2022


Video

Rising to the challenges of secure coding – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Rising to the challenges of secure coding – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Rising to the challenges of secure coding – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The news seems awash this week with reports of both Microsoft and Apple scrambling to patch security flaws in their products

Editor16 Sep 2022


How To

Third-party cookies: How they work and how to stop them from tracking you across the web

Third-party cookies: How they work and how to stop them from tracking you across the web

How To

Third-party cookies: How they work and how to stop them from tracking you across the web

Cross-site tracking cookies have a bleak future but can still cause privacy woes to unwary users

Rene Holt15 Sep 2022


Video

SparklingGoblin deploys new Linux backdoor – Week in security, special edition

SparklingGoblin deploys new Linux backdoor – Week in security, special edition

Video

SparklingGoblin deploys new Linux backdoor – Week in security, special edition

ESET Research first spotted this variant of the SideWalk backdoor in the network of a Hong Kong university in February 2021

Editor15 Sep 2022


ESET Research

You never walk alone: The SideWalk backdoor gets a Linux variant

You never walk alone: The SideWalk backdoor gets a Linux variant

ESET Research

You never walk alone: The SideWalk backdoor gets a Linux variant

ESET researchers have uncovered another tool in the already extensive arsenal of the SparklingGoblin APT group: a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor

Vladislav Hrčka, Thibaut Passilly, Mathieu Tartare14 Sep 2022


How To

Why is my Wi-Fi slow and how do I make it faster?

Why is my Wi-Fi slow and how do I make it faster?

How To

Why is my Wi-Fi slow and how do I make it faster?

Has your Wi-Fi speed slowed down to a crawl? Here are some of the possible reasons along with a few quick fixes to speed things up.

Phil Muncaster13 Sep 2022


Video

ESET Research uncovers new APT group Worok – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET Research uncovers new APT group Worok – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

ESET Research uncovers new APT group Worok – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Worok takes aim at various high-profile organizations that operate in multiple sectors and are located primarily in Asia

Editor09 Sep 2022


Kids Online, Internet of Things

Toys behaving badly: How parents can protect their family from IoT threats

Toys behaving badly: How parents can protect their family from IoT threats

Kids Online, Internet of Things

Toys behaving badly: How parents can protect their family from IoT threats

It pays to do some research before taking a leap into the world of internet-connected toys

Phil Muncaster08 Sep 2022


ESET Research, Business Security

RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

ESET Research, Business Security

RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

Misconfigured remote access services continue to give bad actors an easy access path to company networks – here’s how you can minimize your exposure to attacks misusing Remote Desktop Protocol

Aryeh Goretsky07 Sep 2022


ESET Research

Worok: The big picture

Worok: The big picture

ESET Research

Worok: The big picture

Focused mostly on Asia, this new cyberespionage group uses undocumented tools, including steganographically extracting PowerShell payloads from PNG files

Thibaut Passilly06 Sep 2022