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Lukas Stefanko • 10 Apr 2024 • 17 min. read
ESET Research
eXotic Visit campaign: Tracing the footprints of Virtual Invaders
Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
Rescoms rides waves of AceCryptor spam
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024 • 14 min. read
Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Privacy
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
How To
How to share sensitive files securely online
Here are a few tips for secure file transfers and what else to consider when sharing sensitive documents so that your data remains safe
Phil Muncaster • 13 Mar 2024
Critical Infrastructure
Election cybersecurity: Protecting the ballot box and building trust in election integrity
What cyberthreats could wreak havoc on elections this year and how worried should we as voters be about the integrity of our voting systems?
Phil Muncaster • 12 Mar 2024
Video
APT attacks taking aim at Tibetans – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Evasive Panda has been spotted targeting Tibetans in several countries and territories with payloads that included a previously undocumented backdoor ESET has named Nightdoor
Editor • 08 Mar 2024
ESET researchers uncover strategic web compromise and supply-chain attacks targeting Tibetans
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024
Scams
Top 10 scams targeting seniors – and how to keep your money safe
The internet can be a wonderful place. But it’s also awash with fraudsters preying on people who are susceptible to fraud.
Phil Muncaster • 06 Mar 2024
We Live Progress
Irresistible: Hooks, habits and why you can’t put down your phone
Struggle to part ways with your tech? You’re not alone. Here’s why your devices are your vices.
Imogen Byers • 05 Mar 2024
Deceptive AI content and 2024 elections – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year
Editor • 01 Mar 2024
Business Security, Secure Coding
Blue Team toolkit: 6 open-source tools to assess and enhance corporate defenses
Here’s how the blue team wards off red teamers and a few open-source tools it may leverage to identify chinks in the corporate armor
David González Cuautle • 29 Feb 2024
Business Security
Vulnerabilities in business VPNs under the spotlight
As adversaries increasingly set their sights on vulnerable enterprise VPN software to infiltrate corporate networks, concerns mount about VPNs themselves being a source of cyber risk
Márk Szabó • 28 Feb 2024
Social Media
10 things to avoid posting on social media – and why
Do you often take to social media to broadcast details from your life? Here’s why this habit may put your privacy and security at risk.
Phil Muncaster • 26 Feb 2024
PSYOP campaigns targeting Ukraine – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Coming in two waves, the campaign sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian speakers abroad with disinformation messages about war-related subjects
Editor • 23 Feb 2024
Digital Security
Everything you need to know about IP grabbers
Unsuspecting users beware, IP grabbers do not ask for your permission.
Márk Szabó • 22 Feb 2024
Kids Online
The ABCs of how online ads can impact children’s well-being
BlackLotus UEFI bootkit: Myth confirmed
How often should you change your passwords?
Malware, Digital Security
Malware hiding in pictures? More likely than you think
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