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

Huawei? The how, what, and why of telecom supply chain threats

Huawei? The how, what, and why of telecom supply chain threats

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Huawei? The how, what, and why of telecom supply chain threats

Stephen Cobb08 Oct 20124 min. read


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FTC cracks down on tech support scams and feds nail fake AV perps

FTC cracks down on tech support scams and feds nail fake AV perps

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FTC cracks down on tech support scams and feds nail fake AV perps

Stephen Cobb03 Oct 20123 min. read


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Confusion Abounds in Apple-FBI-AntiSec-iOS-UDID-PII Breach

Confusion Abounds in Apple-FBI-AntiSec-iOS-UDID-PII Breach

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Confusion Abounds in Apple-FBI-AntiSec-iOS-UDID-PII Breach

Stephen Cobb05 Sep 20123 min. read


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Java zero day = time to disable Java, in your browser at least

Java zero day = time to disable Java, in your browser at least

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Java zero day = time to disable Java, in your browser at least

Stephen Cobb29 Aug 20126 min. read


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FBI Ransomware: Reveton seeks MoneyPak payment in the name of the law

FBI Ransomware: Reveton seeks MoneyPak payment in the name of the law

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FBI Ransomware: Reveton seeks MoneyPak payment in the name of the law

Stephen Cobb20 Aug 20124 min. read


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Authentication attacks: Apple, Amazon, iCloud, Google, anything with a password

Authentication attacks: Apple, Amazon, iCloud, Google, anything with a password

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Authentication attacks: Apple, Amazon, iCloud, Google, anything with a password

Stephen Cobb09 Aug 20124 min. read


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Password Party Weekend? Millions exposed now include Phandroid, Nvidia, me

Password Party Weekend? Millions exposed now include Phandroid, Nvidia, me

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Password Party Weekend? Millions exposed now include Phandroid, Nvidia, me

Stephen Cobb17 Jul 20123 min. read


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Instagram vulnerability can allow strangers access to your photos and more

Instagram vulnerability can allow strangers access to your photos and more

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Instagram vulnerability can allow strangers access to your photos and more

Stephen Cobb11 Jul 20123 min. read


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Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures

Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures

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Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures

Stephen Cobb05 Jul 20124 min. read