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ESET Research
Cyberespionage the Gamaredon way: Analysis of toolset used to spy on Ukraine in 2022 and 2023
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ESET Research Podcast: EvilVideo
Jakub Souček • 10 Sep 2024 • 18 min. read
CosmicBeetle steps up: Probation period at RansomHub
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
The Occasional Orator Part 1
Speaking at conferences can be daunting for presenters but often it is about striking the right balance between content and delivery
David Harley • 18 Sep 2018
Ransomware
Bristol airport takes flight screens offline after apparent ransomware attack
The screens in “key locations” are back up and running again, while the airport paid no ransom to return its systems to working order
Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Sep 2018
One in three UK orgs hit by cryptojacking in previous month, survey finds
Conversely, only a little over one-third of IT executives believe that their systems have never been hijacked to surreptitiously mine digital currencies
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers have discovered several third-party add-ons for the popular open-source media player Kodi. The first 100 days of GDPR reviewed. Also a look at how Microsoft addressed 61 security flaws in Windows in their Patch Tuesday release
Shane Curtis • 14 Sep 2018
Cybercrime
Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty
In its heyday, Kelihos comprised up to 100,000 compromised devices that were capable of blasting out billions of malware-laden emails every day
Tomáš Foltýn • 14 Sep 2018
Secure Coding
Programmer's Day: Resources to audit your code
Taking advantage of the celebration of the Day of the Programmer, we share some audit tools to evaluate the security of your code
Cecilia Pastorino • 13 Sep 2018
Kodi add-ons launch cryptomining campaign
ESET researchers have discovered several third-party add-ons for the popular open-source media player Kodi being used to distribute Linux and Windows cryptocurrency-mining malware
Kaspars Osis • 13 Sep 2018
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs zero-day hole exploited by PowerPool
Microsoft and Adobe have each shipped out their scheduled batches of patches to address security flaws in their respective software
Tomáš Foltýn • 12 Sep 2018
Abandoning a domain name can come back to bite you, research shows
A domain name once left behind can catch up with you – by giving fraudsters access to a treasure trove of sensitive information
Tomáš Foltýn • 11 Sep 2018
Apple yanks top grossing app from Mac App Store for grabbing private user data
The several thousand glowing reviews that Adware Doctor had garnered prior to its removal were “likely fake”, researchers say
Tomáš Foltýn • 10 Sep 2018
Privacy
100 days of GDPR
What impact has the new data protection directive had on businesses so far?
Veronika Gallisova • 10 Sep 2018
PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability, Machine Learning and malware, plus susceptible power grids, all in the cybersecurity news with Tony Anscombe
Shane Curtis • 08 Sep 2018
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