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Martin Smolár • 16 Jan 2025 • 12 min. read
ESET Research
Under the cloak of UEFI Secure Boot: Introducing CVE-2024-7344
ESET Research • 20 Dec 2024 • 1 min. read
ESET Research Podcast: Telekopye, again
Jiří Kropáč • 16 Dec 2024 • 3 min. read
ESET Research, Threat Reports
ESET Threat Report H2 2024
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
Video
UEFI Secure Boot: Not so secure
ESET researchers uncover a vulnerability in a UEFI application that could enable attackers to deploy malicious bootkits on unpatched systems
Editor • 16 Jan 2025
The story of a signed UEFI application allowing a UEFI Secure Boot bypass
Martin Smolár • 16 Jan 2025
Digital Security
Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?
In the hands of malicious actors, AI tools can enhance the scale and severity of all manner of scams, disinformation campaigns and other threats
Phil Muncaster • 15 Jan 2025
Kids Online
Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short
Some of the state’s new child safety law can be easily circumvented. Should it have gone further?
Tony Anscombe • 14 Jan 2025
Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe
As detections of cryptostealers surge across Windows, Android and macOS, it's time for a refresher on how to keep your bitcoin or other crypto safe
Phil Muncaster • 09 Jan 2025
State-aligned actors are increasingly deploying ransomware – and that’s bad news for everyone
The blurring of lines between cybercrime and state-sponsored attacks underscores the increasingly fluid and multifaceted nature of today’s cyberthreats
Phil Muncaster • 07 Jan 2025
AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware
Seeking to keep sensitive data private and accelerate AI workloads? Look no further than AI PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra processors with a built-in NPU.
Cameron Camp • 06 Jan 2025
We Live Science
Gary Marcus – Taming Silicon Valley | Starmus Highlights
The prominent AI researcher explores the societal impact of artificial intelligence and outlines his vision for a future in which AI upholds human rights, dignity, and fairness
Editor • 03 Jan 2025
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – December 2024 edition
From attacks leveraging new new zero-day exploits to a major law enforcement crackdown, December 2024 was packed with impactful cybersecurity news
Editor • 27 Dec 2024
Chris Hadfield: The sky is falling – what to do about space junk? | Starmus Highlights
The first Canadian to walk in space dives deep into the origins of space debris, how it’s become a growing problem, and how we can clean up the orbital mess
Editor • 23 Dec 2024
Take a peek into the murky world of cybercrime where groups of scammers who go by the nickname of 'Neanderthals’ wield the Telekopye toolkit to ensnare unsuspecting victims they call 'Mammoths'
ESET Research • 20 Dec 2024
Unwrapping Christmas scams | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 9)
ESET's Jake Moore reveals why the holiday season is a prime time for scams, how fraudsters prey on victims, and how AI is supercharging online fraud
Editor • 19 Dec 2024
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