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Bug bounty gets bigger, as a teenager makes his first million in bug bounty

March 20, 2019

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Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET discusses how a ‘white hat’ from Argentina has come a long way since winning his first reward of US$50 in 2016.

Articles

Together for a better internet on Safer Internet Day

February 5, 2019

Priyanka Prakash

Beginning in 2004, Safer Internet Day has grown to become one of the landmark events in the online safety calendar. And this year’s theme, ‘Together for a better internet’, encapsulates a lot of the discussion we are seeing around online safety and cybersecurity.

Expert Corner

Security still a challenge for Smart Cities

January 20, 2019

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Cameron Camp, the security researcher at ESET explains that for various reasons, most of the cities in the world are yet ill-prepared to handle the cyber security risks associated with Smart Cities despite big huge focus on Smart Cities at this year’s CES.

Expert Corner

Safeguard yourself from scams

January 8, 2019

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Lysa Myers, Security Researcher at ESET explains how to safeguard yourself against the growing threat from deceptive practices by advertisers and app developers to scam iOS and Android users.

Cyber Security

Dark Markets for cyber crime on rise

December 18, 2018

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Stephen Cobb, Senior Security Researcher at ESET examines the world of cyber crimes that is becoming bigger everyday and undermining the benefits of digital technology. Are you in the market for stolen data? How about some tools to help you steal data or make money by hijacking other people’s computers? Well you’re in luck. It is now easier than ever to engage in cybercrime thanks to “next generation” dark markets. A dark market is defined here as a website that […]

Jake Moore, Cyber Security Specialist for ESET

Expert Corner

The Cyber Insurance question

November 19, 2018

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Jake Moore, Cyber Security Specialist for ESET talks about the cyber insurance and discusses that instead of taking preventive steps to avoid any breach, people always seek the easiest way out.

Ondrej Kubovič, ESET Security Awareness Specialist

Cyber Security

ESET announces new tools to counter GandCrab ransomware

October 31, 2018

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Ondrej Kubovič, ESET Security Awareness Specialist highlights that ESET experts have created a new decryption tool that can be used by Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware. It is based on a set of keys recently released by the malware operators

Cyber Security

ESET discovers new threat actor, GreyEnergy

October 17, 2018

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ESET has uncovered details of a successor to the BlackEnergy APT group. Named GreyEnergy by ESET, this threat actor focuses on espionage and reconnaissance, quite possibly in preparation for future cybersabotage attacks.

Cyber Security

Fake finance apps targeting users around the world

September 22, 2018

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Lukas Stefanko, Malware Researcher at ESET highlights that cybercrooks have used fake finance apps on Google Play to phish six online banks and cryptocurrency exchange worldwide. The writer also shares tips to secure yourself against such crimes.

Cameron Camp, security researcher at ESET

Expert Corner

Protecting Industrial Control Systems

August 14, 2018

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Written by Cameron Camp, security researcher at ESET Industrial Control System (ICS) security was ramped up at Black Hat USA – with packed sessions ranging from specific attacks to vulnerable hardware – all with the aim of protecting critical infrastructure, whose security shortcomings so frequently hit the headlines these days.

Cyber Security

Decision makers perceive AI to be the Silver Bullet

August 7, 2018

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New research from global cybersecurity firm ESET reveals that the recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is deceiving three in four IT decision makers (75%) into believing the technologies are the silver bullet to solving their cybersecurity challenges

Cyber Security

Attackers steal passwords using heat traces on keyboard

July 15, 2018

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Written by Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET The attack, called “Thermanator”, could use your body heat against you in order to steal your credentials or any other short string of text that you have typed on a computer keyboard.

Azeem Aleem, Global Executive Director, Cyber Resilience Services at CPX

Expert Corner

Time to Rethink: OT Strategies Are Failing

August 21, 2025

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Azeem Aleem, Executive Director of Cyber Resilience Services at CPX, stresses that securing OT environments demands Trusted Advisors, secure-by-design practices, and collaboration to protect critical infrastructure and ensure resilience and safety.

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