Apple launches project to boost password security
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Apple wants developers of password managers to collaborate for better user experience and create more secure passwords.
How to secure your phone’s lock screen?
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that from the humble passcode to biometric authentication, there are quite a few options to lock your Android phone? But which of them are more secure than the others?
Mikroceen found attacking for high-profile targets in Central Asia
ESET teamed up with Avast to research a constantly evolving remote access tool (RAT) with the usual backdoor functionality that ESET has dubbed Mikroceen only to discover that it is being used in espionage attacks against government and business entities (from the telcos and gas industries) in Central Asia.
Impact of ransomware on healthcare
While descriptions like “overshadowed by” or “back in the day…” come to mind when raising the topic of the 2107 WannaCryptor ransomware attack in 2020, we shouldn’t forget how vulnerable institutions and businesses alike found themselves that May.
ESET and Internews join hands to protect human rights defenders
ESET has partnered with one of world’s leading nonprofit organization, Internews to distribute antivirus software to civil society and at-risk groups worldwide. The pilot project will protect more than 1000 devices, reaching a network of journalists, human rights groups,
Security could be a challenge in the new normal for education
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the world has changed, with much of life moving online. Not least affected is education: Sitting rooms have become schoolrooms, kitchens have become cafeterias, and gardens have become playgrounds.
Grandoreiro trojan evading detection and exploiting the coronavirus pandemic
As part of an ongoing series on Latin American banking trojans, ESET researchers take an in-depth look at Grandoreiro. Distributed almost exclusively through email spam, it has lately started to utilize fake websites capitalizing on the global coronavirus pandemic.
ESET discovers unknown cryptomining botnet VictoryGate
ESET researchers have recently discovered an unknown cryptomining botnet, VictoryGate that has been active since at least May 2019, and is composed mainly of devices in Peru, where over 90% of the infected devices are located.
ESET finds multiple vulnerabilities in smart home devices
ESET IoT Research team found numerous serious security vulnerabilities in three different home hubs – Fibaro Home Center Lite, HomeMatic Central Control Unit (CCU2) and eLAN-RF-003.
Apple releases mobility data trends tool to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET discusses the release a new tool from Apple, which looks at how people’s traveling behavior has changed since the start of the pandemic