Internet of Things

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Malware

The evolution of ransomware: From PC Cyborg to a service for sale

Malware

The evolution of ransomware: From PC Cyborg to a service for sale

A look back at how ransomware – a type of malware used mostly for hijacking user data – has evolved from the days of PC Cyborg to today's service for sale.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 18 Sep 2015

Malware

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

Malware

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

The latest ESET discovery of the first known Android lock-screen-type ransomware that spreads in the wild and sets the phone's PIN lock is examined.

Lukas Stefanko • 10 Sep 2015

Malware

VMworld: When IT grows up

Malware

VMworld: When IT grows up

Virtualization aims to totally change how we think of IT altogether. Against the backdrop of VMworld, we take a closer look at the key details.

Cameron Camp • 03 Sep 2015

Malware

VMworld: VM acceleration – how do we get there?

Malware

VMworld: VM acceleration – how do we get there?

If you have a ton of VMs sprawling the globe, how do you make them all fast? That’s the subject floating around the show floor at VMworld in SFO this year.

Cameron Camp • 02 Sep 2015

Malware

VMworld: Got a ton of VMs? Now what?

Malware

VMworld: Got a ton of VMs? Now what?

This year VMworld tackles what happens when your VM farm grows up and spawns hundreds or thousands of baby VMs

Cameron Camp • 01 Sep 2015

Malware

Signatures, product testing, and the lingering death of AV

Malware

Signatures, product testing, and the lingering death of AV

Is it time to revalue the role of anti-malware? Maybe, but uninformed or intentionally misleading mutterings about signatures are not where to start.

David Harley • 14 Aug 2015

Malware

United Airlines pays out 2 million flight miles for security bugs

Malware

United Airlines pays out 2 million flight miles for security bugs

United Airlines has paid out two million flight miles to two security researchers who uncovered 14 separate vulnerabilities in the company’s operation.

Karl Thomas • 16 Jul 2015

Malware

Adobe rushes to patch Flash flaw under attack

Malware

Adobe rushes to patch Flash flaw under attack

Adobe Systems has issued a sizeable security update with patches for 36 vulnerabilities, at least one of which is currently under attack in the wild.

Karl Thomas • 09 Jul 2015

Malware, Video

Unboxing Linux/Mumblehard

Malware, Video

Unboxing Linux/Mumblehard

Researcher Alexis Dorais-Joncas explains the new strain of Linux malware, uncovered by ESET researchers.

Alan Martin • 22 May 2015