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

Cybercrime

Cash machines turn 49 today: Are ATMs really that secure?

Cash machines turn 49 today: Are ATMs really that secure?

Cybercrime

Cash machines turn 49 today: Are ATMs really that secure?

Forty-nine years after the first ATM was installed in London, we ask how secure our cash machines are today?

Ondrej Kubovič27 Jun 20163 min. read


Kids Online

Do you know if your child is being cyberbullied? These are the red flags

Do you know if your child is being cyberbullied? These are the red flags

Kids Online

Do you know if your child is being cyberbullied? These are the red flags

As June 17th is Stop Cyberbullying Day, we have prepared a list of indicators that can help parents recognize whether their offspring is being cyberbullied.

Ondrej Kubovič17 Jun 20162 min. read


Kids Online

Comparing dads across nations: Who has the strictest parents?

Comparing dads across nations: Who has the strictest parents?

Kids Online

Comparing dads across nations: Who has the strictest parents?

Which country has the strictest parents? ESET's recent survey tests whether old stereotypes ring true in the digital era.

Ondrej Kubovič16 Jun 20163 min. read


Scams

Hours before Euro 2016, fake websites are still offering overpriced tickets

Hours before Euro 2016, fake websites are still offering overpriced tickets

Scams

Hours before Euro 2016, fake websites are still offering overpriced tickets

Online scammers are trying to take advantage of fans desperately scouring the web for the last few tickets to Euro 2016 via newly created fake websites.

Ondrej Kubovič10 Jun 20161 min. read


Ransomware

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

Ransomware

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

It has been two weeks since ESET created a TeslaCrypt decryptor, which allows victims of this ransomware to get their files back. Since then, over 32,000 users around the globe have taken advantage of this opportunity and downloaded the tool.

Ondrej Kubovič07 Jun 20162 min. read


Kids Online

Children’s Day advice: The risks looming in cyberspace

Children’s Day advice: The risks looming in cyberspace

Kids Online

Children’s Day advice: The risks looming in cyberspace

For many parents, especially those who aren't digital natives, recognizing risks that loom in cyberspace is not easy. This guide helps point to some of the main threats.

Ondrej Kubovič01 Jun 20163 min. read


Ransomware

Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

Ransomware

Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

ESET LiveGrid® telemetry shows a spike in detections of the JS/Danger.ScriptAttachment malware in several European countries.

Ondrej Kubovič26 May 20161 min. read


Ransomware

Don’t want ransomware to rock your universe? Add this to your towel

Don’t want ransomware to rock your universe? Add this to your towel

Ransomware

Don’t want ransomware to rock your universe? Add this to your towel

These days, it is not Vogon poetry that’s the most widespread risk one can encounter in the universe, but rather ransomware, explains ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.

Ondrej Kubovič25 May 20163 min. read


Ransomware

Jigsaw ransomware 2.0: A fake or work in progress?

Jigsaw ransomware 2.0: A fake or work in progress?

Ransomware

Jigsaw ransomware 2.0: A fake or work in progress?

Jigsaw 2.0 is not fully-fledged ransomware, but it does try to feed off of ransomware’s current popularity amongst cybercriminals, writes ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.

Ondrej Kubovič18 May 20161 min. read