Ondrej Kubovič

Ondrej Kubovič

Security Evangelist


Education: Bc. in Journalism, Master's Degree in Political Science

Highlights of your career: Working for Slovak media for seven years, focusing on IT security, homeland security and defense matters. Managing media department at Bratislava-based security conferenceGLOBSEC.

Position and history at ESET: Joined ESET as a Security Specialist in September 2015. Fresh, new and eager to work.

What malware do you hate the most? The one my family downloads and I have to remove.

Favorite activities: Freeride snowboarding, meeting new people, reading and, as boring as it sounds, traveling.

Golden rule for cyberspace? Backup, update and never go on a clicking spree.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? I think it was in 1994 – 286 with MS-DOS preinstalled. There was no monitor available, so we could only use it when nobody was watching the TV.

Favorite computer game / activity: Classics such as Counter-Strike or the Call of Duty series. But what I do most on my computer is browse the web looking for interesting stuff.


77 articles by Ondrej Kubovič

Ransomware

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

Ransomware

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim

Ondrej Kubovič10 Aug 20214 min. read


ESET research

Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber-crooks into the brute-forcing game

Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber-crooks into the brute-forcing game

ESET research

Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber-crooks into the brute-forcing game

Poorly secured remote access attracts mostly ransomware gangs, but can provide access to coin miners and backdoors too

Ondrej Kubovič29 Jun 20204 min. read


ESET research

Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

ESET research

Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

What you need to know about the critical security hole that could enable the next WannaCryptor

Ondrej Kubovič22 May 20193 min. read


ESET research

EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

ESET research

EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

Attack attempts involving the exploit are in hundreds of thousands daily

Ondrej Kubovič17 May 20192 min. read


ESET Research

Black Friday and Cyber Monday by Emotet: Filling inboxes with infected XML macros

Black Friday and Cyber Monday by Emotet: Filling inboxes with infected XML macros

ESET Research

Black Friday and Cyber Monday by Emotet: Filling inboxes with infected XML macros

Emotet starts another massive spam campaign just as the shopping season picks up steam

Ondrej Kubovič23 Nov 20182 min. read


Ransomware

ESET releases new decryptor for Syrian victims of GandCrab ransomware

ESET releases new decryptor for Syrian victims of GandCrab ransomware

Ransomware

ESET releases new decryptor for Syrian victims of GandCrab ransomware

ESET experts have created a new decryption tool that can be used by Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware. It is based on a set of keys recently released by the malware operators

Ondrej Kubovič25 Oct 20183 min. read


ESET research

Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover

Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover

ESET research

Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover

Website altered to serve a malware-tainted version of otherwise legitimate software with the global event in Russia acting as a smokescreen

Ondrej Kubovič11 Jul 20183 min. read


ESET research

One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak

One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak

ESET research

One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak

The infamous outbreak may no longer be causing mayhem worldwide but the threat that enabled it is still very much alive and posing a major threat to unpatched and unprotected systems

Ondrej Kubovič10 May 20182 min. read


ESET research

Android ransomware in 2017: Innovative infiltration and rougher extortion

Android ransomware in 2017: Innovative infiltration and rougher extortion

ESET research

Android ransomware in 2017: Innovative infiltration and rougher extortion

Ransomware in 2017 saw users and businesses across the globe trying to cope with campaigns such as Petya and WannaCryptor. Not to be outdone, Android ransomware had a year full of innovative infiltration and rougher extortion as highlighted by the latest ESET research whitepaper.

Ondrej Kubovič15 Feb 20181 min. read