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

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QR Codes and NFC Chips: Preview-and-authorize should be default

QR Codes and NFC Chips: Preview-and-authorize should be default

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QR Codes and NFC Chips: Preview-and-authorize should be default

Stephen Cobb23 Apr 20125 min. read


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Will of the WISP: Your company's Written Information Security Program

Will of the WISP: Your company's Written Information Security Program

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Will of the WISP: Your company's Written Information Security Program

Stephen Cobb11 Apr 20125 min. read


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Mac Flashback Trojan: If you use Java the time to patch your Mac is now

Mac Flashback Trojan: If you use Java the time to patch your Mac is now

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Mac Flashback Trojan: If you use Java the time to patch your Mac is now

Stephen Cobb05 Apr 20122 min. read


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BYOD Infographic: For security it's not a pretty picture

BYOD Infographic: For security it's not a pretty picture

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BYOD Infographic: For security it's not a pretty picture

Stephen Cobb04 Apr 20122 min. read


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Saturday Night Backup Fever, Internet Apocalypse Now

Saturday Night Backup Fever, Internet Apocalypse Now

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Saturday Night Backup Fever, Internet Apocalypse Now

Stephen Cobb31 Mar 20124 min. read


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Spring Brings Tax-related Scams, Spams, Phish, Malware, and the IRS

Spring Brings Tax-related Scams, Spams, Phish, Malware, and the IRS

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Spring Brings Tax-related Scams, Spams, Phish, Malware, and the IRS

Stephen Cobb26 Mar 20124 min. read


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Facebook logins toxic for employers, violate security and privacy principles

Facebook logins toxic for employers, violate security and privacy principles

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Facebook logins toxic for employers, violate security and privacy principles

Stephen Cobb24 Mar 20124 min. read


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Google's data mining bonanza and your privacy: an infographic

Google's data mining bonanza and your privacy: an infographic

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Google's data mining bonanza and your privacy: an infographic

Stephen Cobb14 Mar 201210 min. read


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Changing how people see the malware threat: images can make a difference

Changing how people see the malware threat: images can make a difference

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Changing how people see the malware threat: images can make a difference

Stephen Cobb06 Mar 20121 min. read