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Unveiling WolfsBane: Gelsemium’s Linux counterpart to Gelsevirine
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Digital Security
My information was stolen. Now what?
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
What happens if AI is wrong? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Responses generated by ChatGPT about individual people could be misleading or harmful or spill their personal information. What are the takeaways for you as a ChatGPT user?
Editor • 21 Jul 2023
Scams
8 common work-from-home scams to avoid
That ‘employer’ you’re speaking to may in reality be after your personal information, your money or your help with their illegal activities
Phil Muncaster • 20 Jul 2023
Kids Online
Child identity theft: How do I keep my kids’ personal data safe?
Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?
Phil Muncaster • 19 Jul 2023
Protect yourself from ticketing scams ahead of the Premier League Summer Series USA Tour
There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud
Tony Anscombe • 18 Jul 2023
Key findings from ESET Threat Report H1 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Here's how cybercriminals have adjusted their tactics in response to Microsoft's stricter security policies, plus other interesting findings from ESET's new Threat Report
Editor • 14 Jul 2023
The danger within: 5 steps you can take to combat insider threats
Some threats may be closer than you think. Are security risks that originate from your own trusted employees on your radar?
Márk Szabó • 13 Jul 2023
ESET Research Podcast: Finding the mythical BlackLotus bootkit
Here's a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat
ESET Research • 12 Jul 2023
Threat Reports, ESET Research
ESET Threat Report H1 2023
A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Roman Kováč • 11 Jul 2023
Emotet: sold or on vacation? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Originally a banking trojan, Emotet later evolved into a full-blown botnet and went on to become one of the most dangerous cyberthreats worldwide
Editor • 07 Jul 2023
What’s up with Emotet?
A brief summary of what happened with Emotet since its comeback in November 2021
Jakub Kaloč • 06 Jul 2023
Cybercrime
Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes
Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns
Phil Muncaster • 04 Jul 2023
Verizon 2023 DBIR: What’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs
Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents
Phil Muncaster • 03 Jul 2023
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