ESET announced that it has been named as a Challenger in the Omdia Market Radar – Mobile Security Management Solutions report. ESET’s mobile security management solutions were evaluated in this report which explores the market for such solutions due to their growing importance in securing hybrid and mobile-first work styles.
Smartphones are kids’ trusty companions both in- and outside the classroom, and as they return to their desks. Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET shares some handy tips on how to keep their devices secure.
ESET researchers have investigated a targeted mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group. This campaign has been active since at least March 2020, distributing (via dedicated Facebook profiles) two Android backdoors known as 888 RAT and SpyNote, disguised as legitimate apps.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights the latest feature announced by Twitter that is dubbed as Safety Mode, the feature will temporarily block authors of offensive tweets from being able to contact or follow users.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that the caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers were exposed due to misconfiguration.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that in a bizarre turn of events the secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication.
Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET explains that as employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage after it was hacked
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.
