Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee

Director of Government Affairs


Education? MSc

Highlights of your career? Founder of AVIEN, Board member of SDRCC, NCSA, AVAR

Position and history at ESET? Current: ESET Government Affairs Liaison Previous: CEO of ESET North America, CRO of ESET LLC

What malware do you hate the most? Adware

Favorite activities? Running, playing guitar.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Don’t click stuff.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? 1987, Amstrad PC1640.

Favorite computer game/activity? Quake, Age of Empires, Metal Gear series.


17 articles by Andrew Lee

Critical Infrastructure

Cyber-readiness in the face of an escalated gray zone conflict

Cyber-readiness in the face of an escalated gray zone conflict

Critical Infrastructure

Cyber-readiness in the face of an escalated gray zone conflict

Organizations worldwide should remain on high alert for cyberattacks as the risk of major cyber-spillover from the crisis in Ukraine continues to loom large

Andrew Lee07 Mar 20223 min. read


Internet of Things

Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

Internet of Things

Smart cities must be cyber-smart cities

As cities turn to IoT to address long-standing urban problems, what are the risks of leaving cybersecurity behind at the planning phase?

Andrew Lee23 Oct 20193 min. read


Malware

ESET response to Bits of Freedom open letter on detection of government malware

ESET response to Bits of Freedom open letter on detection of government malware

Malware

ESET response to Bits of Freedom open letter on detection of government malware

A coalition of digital rights organizations and academics recently published an ‘open letter’ to the Anti-Malware/Anti-Virus industry asking for clarification on vendor policies regarding cooperation with government agencies and/or law enforcement using state-sponsored Trojans. This is ESET's official response.

Andrew Lee11 Nov 20131 min. read


ESET research

ACTA and TPP: The wrong approach to intellectual property protection

ACTA and TPP: The wrong approach to intellectual property protection

ESET research

ACTA and TPP: The wrong approach to intellectual property protection

Why is it that ESET, a company built on the licensing of intellectual property, a company that fights running battles with counterfeiters, is opposed to ACTA and the closely related TPP or Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Andrew Lee10 Feb 20122 min. read


ESET research

SOPA bytes GoDaddy's business, and it will hurt you too.

SOPA bytes GoDaddy's business, and it will hurt you too.

ESET research

SOPA bytes GoDaddy's business, and it will hurt you too.

SOPA as currently constructed can never work as intended. I'm not going to get into the reasons we don't like it because of its oppressive implications or because it is against our first amendment rights nor for any other reason.

Andrew Lee29 Dec 20118 min. read


ESET research

SOPA and PIPA and DNS: An open letter to Congress

SOPA and PIPA and DNS: An open letter to Congress

ESET research

SOPA and PIPA and DNS: An open letter to Congress

SOPA and PIPA are pieces of legislation currently under consideration in the United States Congress that have serious implications for DNS, the Domain Name System which makes possible the Internet as we know it.

Andrew Lee15 Nov 20111 min. read


ESET research

R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie: We may never C his like again

R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie: We may never C his like again

ESET research

R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie: We may never C his like again

For anyone who ever learnt C programming back in school, you will, like me, probably have started out with the seminal text "The C Programming Language" written by Ritchie and Brian Kernigan.

Andrew Lee12 Oct 20111 min. read


ESET research

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

ESET research

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

ESET would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the friends, family and colleagues of Steve Jobs.

Andrew Lee05 Oct 20110 min. read


ESET research

An Apology

An Apology

ESET research

An Apology

ESET wishes to apologize to Google and it’s CEO for a recent posting that failed to meet the high standards of professionalism our readers have come to expect from our blogs.

Andrew Lee16 Jul 20111 min. read