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Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
ESET Research
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
Matthieu Faou • 21 Feb 2024 • 11 min. read
ESET Research, Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center
Operation Texonto: Information operation targeting Ukrainian speakers in the context of the war
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Digital Security
Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?
Business Security
Navigating the security and privacy challenges of large language models
Organizations that intend to tap into the potential of LLMs must also be able to manage the risks that could otherwise erode the technology’s business value
Phil Muncaster • 06 Nov 2023
Video
The mysterious demise of the Mozi botnet – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Various questions linger following the botnet's sudden and deliberate demise, including: who actually initiated it?
Editor • 03 Nov 2023
Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave
How ESET Research found a kill switch that had been used to take down one of the most prolific botnets out there
Ivan Bešina, Michal Škuta, Miloš Čermák • 01 Nov 2023
We Live Progress
Closing the gender gap: 7 ways to attract more women into cybersecurity
Global Diversity Awareness Month is a timely occasion to reflect on the steps required to remove obstacles to women's participation in the security industry and to consider the value of diversity in the security workforce
Editor • 31 Oct 2023
20 scary cybersecurity facts and figures for a haunting Halloween
Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close and Halloween is just around the corner, so here is a bunch of spine-tingling figures about some very real tricks and threats lurking online
Phil Muncaster • 30 Oct 2023
Roundcube Webmail servers under attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The zero-day exploit deployed by the Winter Vivern APT group only requires that the target views a specially crafted message in a web browser
Editor • 27 Oct 2023
ESET Research, Threat Reports
ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 and Q3 2023
Jean-Ian Boutin • 26 Oct 2023
Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers
ESET Research recommends updating Roundcube Webmail to the latest available version as soon as possible
Matthieu Faou • 25 Oct 2023
One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?
Why use and keep track of a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off?
André Lameiras • 23 Oct 2023
Spearphishing targets in Latin America – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET's analysis of cybercrime campaigns in Latin America reveals a notable shift from opportunistic crimeware to more complex threats, including those targeting enterprises and governments
Editor • 20 Oct 2023
Strengthening the weakest link: top 3 security awareness topics for your employees
Knowledge is a powerful weapon that can empower your employees to become the first line of defense against threats
Phil Muncaster • 19 Oct 2023
Better safe than sorry: 10 tips to build an effective business backup strategy
How robust backup practices can help drive resilience and improve cyber-hygiene in your company
Phil Muncaster • 18 Oct 2023
How To
How to tell if your phone has been hacked
Irresistible: Hooks, habits and why you can’t put down your phone
Scams
4 common ways scammers use celebrity names to lure victims
Steam account hacked? Here’s how to get it back
Why is my Wi-Fi slow and how do I make it faster?
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