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Amer Owaida • 24 Jun 2021 • 2 min. read
Cybercrime, Business Security
Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic
Cyberattacks targeting the gaming industry skyrocket, with web attacks more than tripling year-on-year in 2020
Amer Owaida • 24 Jun 2021
Business Security
State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?
What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape?
Phil Muncaster • 21 Jun 2021
Ransomware
5 essential things to do before ransomware strikes
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future
Cameron Camp • 18 Jun 2021
Threat Reports, ESET Research
ESET Threat Report T1 2021
A view of the T1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Roman Kováč • 03 Jun 2021
Critical Infrastructure, Business Security
Colonial Pipeline attack: Hacking the physical world
The attack is a reminder of growing cyberthreats to critical infrastructure while also showing why providers of essential services are ripe targets for cybercriminals
Cameron Camp • 19 May 2021
Verizon's 2021 DBIR: Phishing and ransomware threats looming ever larger
The report provides unique insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the data breach landscape
Amer Owaida • 14 May 2021
Critical Infrastructure
Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity
A year into the pandemic, ESET reveals new research into activities of the LuckyMouse APT group and considers how governments can rise to the cybersecurity challenges of the accelerated shift to digital
Phil Muncaster • 29 Apr 2021
Supply-chain attacks: When trust goes wrong, try hope?
How can organizations tackle the growing menace of attacks that shake trust in software?
Cameron Camp • 07 Apr 2021
5 reasons why (not only) financial companies struggle with cybersecurity
Why do many organizations have a hard time keeping up with the evolving threat landscape and effectively managing their cyber-risks?
Amer Owaida • 22 Mar 2021