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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
Cybercrime
Dark HunTOR: 150 arrested, $31 million seized in major dark web bust
The police sting spanned three continents and involved crackdowns in nine countries
Amer Owaida • 27 Oct 2021
Wslink: Unique and undocumented malicious loader that runs as a server
There are no code, functionality or operational similarities to suggest that this is a tool from a known threat actor
Vladislav Hrčka • 27 Oct 2021
Business Security
Putting cybersecurity first: Why secure-by-design must be the norm
Organizations that aim to pull ahead of the competition need to develop a strong security culture from top to bottom
Phil Muncaster • 26 Oct 2021
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How to break into cybersecurity – Is your password easy to guess? – Shining a spotlight on the security risks of shadow IT
Editor • 22 Oct 2021
What’s lurking in the shadows? How to manage the security risks of shadow IT
Employee use of unsanctioned hardware and software is an increasingly acute problem in the remote and hybrid work era
Phil Muncaster • 22 Oct 2021
How To
Cybersecurity careers: What to know and how to get started
Want to help make technology safer for everyone? Love solving puzzles? Looking for a rewarding career? Break into cybersecurity! Insights from ESET researchers Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp will put you on the right track.
Editor • 21 Oct 2021
Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine
Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soon
Amer Owaida • 20 Oct 2021
Ransomware
$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware
Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds
Amer Owaida • 19 Oct 2021
A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords
Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff.
Jake Moore • 19 Oct 2021
Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die
Editor • 15 Oct 2021
Malware
Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted
Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators
Cameron Camp • 15 Oct 2021
Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe?
Phil Muncaster • 14 Oct 2021
We Live Progress
Closing the gender gap: 7 ways to attract more women into cybersecurity
Digital Security
20 scary cybersecurity facts and figures for a haunting Halloween
ESET Research, Threat Reports
ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023
Scams
8 common work-from-home scams to avoid
Top tips to save energy used by your electronic devices
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