Stephen Cobb

Stephen Cobb

Senior Security Researcher


Education: Master of Science in Security and Risk Management, University of Leicester, UK

Highlights of your career? The Stephen Cobb Guide to PC and LAN Security (1992); The first anti-spam router (2001); Privacy for Business (2002); TEDx talk (2015)

Position and history at ESET? Joined ESET: 2011. Current title: Senior Security Researcher

What malware do you hate the most? State sponsored.

Favorite activities? Reading and writing, and some arithmetic.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Don’t put anything on the internet you wouldn’t want your mother to see.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? 1982 KayPro II portable computer with dual floppy drives, weighing 26 lbs or 12 Kg.

Favorite computer game/activity? Reading Wikipedia.


224 articles by Stephen Cobb

ESET research

My Little Pronny: Autorun worms continue to turn

My Little Pronny: Autorun worms continue to turn

ESET research

My Little Pronny: Autorun worms continue to turn

Stephen Cobb07 Dec 20125 min. read


ESET research

Password handling: challenges, costs, and current behavior (now with infographic)

Password handling: challenges, costs, and current behavior (now with infographic)

ESET research

Password handling: challenges, costs, and current behavior (now with infographic)

Stephen Cobb04 Dec 20124 min. read


Cybercrime

Free cyber security resources to keep on your radar

Free cyber security resources to keep on your radar

Cybercrime

Free cyber security resources to keep on your radar

Stephen Cobb25 Nov 20124 min. read


Cybercrime

Safer cyber-shopping makes for happier holidays: 12 simple safety tips

Safer cyber-shopping makes for happier holidays: 12 simple safety tips

Cybercrime

Safer cyber-shopping makes for happier holidays: 12 simple safety tips

Stephen Cobb16 Nov 20126 min. read


Digital photos demand a second look as picture-stealing threat develops

Digital photos demand a second look as picture-stealing threat develops

Digital photos demand a second look as picture-stealing threat develops

Stephen Cobb12 Nov 20125 min. read


ESET research

Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

ESET research

Brutalized! South Carolina breach exposes data security woes at State level

Stephen Cobb29 Oct 20125 min. read


ESET research

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

ESET research

Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests

Are younger people less aware of online security risks, or do they simply prefer to take more risks with their personal information? That's one of the questions raised by the findings of our recent poll of 2,129 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) by Harris Interactive.

Stephen Cobb18 Oct 20124 min. read


Less Technical

How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

Less Technical

How's your cyber security awareness? Or, do we really need security training?

As you may know, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in America, which is a good time to ask yourself how aware you are when it comes to threats to your digital devices and personal information.

Stephen Cobb12 Oct 20123 min. read


ESET research

Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

ESET research

Study finds 90 percent have no recent cybersecurity training

Stephen Cobb10 Oct 20124 min. read