Jake Moore

Jake Moore

Global Security Advisor


Education: BSc in Mathematics & Statistics

Highlights of your career: Socially engineering and hacking my way into a police station. Ethically!

Position and history of ESET: After 14 years investigating digital forensics and cybercrime for the police, I became a Security Specialist and the Spokesperson for ESET UK.

What malware do you hate the most? Any malware that gets into the backup which repeats the annoying cycle! I’ve seen so many small businesses suffer this way.

Favorite activities: Surfing, stand up paddleboarding, skateboarding – just put any board under my feet and I’m happy.

Golden rule for cyberspace? Multi factor authentication

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? It was the late 80s and I played endless Duck Hunt on the NES.

Favorite computer game / activity: Water sports photography. The combination of nature, thrill seeking and technology all in one couldn’t be more perfect.


33 articles by Jake Moore

Cybercrime

Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Cybercrime

Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated

Some perpetrators of online crime and fraud don’t use advanced methods to profit at the expense of unsuspecting victims and to avoid getting caught

Jake Moore03 Mar 20215 min. read


Scams

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Scams

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Here’s how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks

Jake Moore22 Jan 20216 min. read


Less Technical

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

Less Technical

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

Sharing is caring – except when it isn’t. Here’s why you shouldn’t share your password for online media services with other people.

Jake Moore11 Nov 20205 min. read


Less Technical

Houseparty – should I stay or should I go now?

Houseparty – should I stay or should I go now?

Less Technical

Houseparty – should I stay or should I go now?

What’s the benefit of deleting your Houseparty – or any other unused – account, rather than just uninstalling the app?

Jake Moore03 Sep 20204 min. read


Social Media

Attack of the Instagram clones

Attack of the Instagram clones

Social Media

Attack of the Instagram clones

Could your social media account be spoofed, why would anybody do it, and what can you do to avoid having a doppelgänger?

Jake Moore17 Aug 20205 min. read


Social Media

Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable

Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable

Social Media

Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable

Can someone take control of your WhatsApp account by just knowing your phone number? We ran a small test to find out.

Jake Moore20 Apr 20205 min. read


Privacy

Is your phone listening to you?

Is your phone listening to you?

Privacy

Is your phone listening to you?

Do social media listen in on our conversations in order to target us with ads? Or are we just a bit paranoid? A little test might speak a thousand words.

Jake Moore24 Feb 20207 min. read


Cybercrime

Digital forensics: How to catch a cybercriminal

Digital forensics: How to catch a cybercriminal

Cybercrime

Digital forensics: How to catch a cybercriminal

What is it like to defeat cybercrime? A peek into how computer forensics professionals help bring cybercriminals to justice.

Jake Moore05 Feb 20207 min. read


Digital Security

Deepfakes: When seeing isn’t believing

Deepfakes: When seeing isn’t believing

Digital Security

Deepfakes: When seeing isn’t believing

What are deepfakes, how do they work, and is the world as we know it ready for the real impact of deepfake technology?

Jake Moore31 Oct 20194 min. read