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

Cybercrime

Hacking Team and other breaches as security lessons learned

Hacking Team and other breaches as security lessons learned

Cybercrime

Hacking Team and other breaches as security lessons learned

Recent aggressive hacks on companies underline the need for good risk analysis, situational awareness, and incident response. Just ask AshleyMadison, Hacking Team, and Sony Pictures.

Stephen Cobb01 Aug 20159 min. read


Cybersecurity and manufacturers: what the costly Chrysler Jeep hack reveals

Cybersecurity and manufacturers: what the costly Chrysler Jeep hack reveals

Cybersecurity and manufacturers: what the costly Chrysler Jeep hack reveals

As the cost of fixing security mistakes in Jeep Chrysler Dodge vehicles mounts, so does the need for manufacturers to weigh cybersecurity risks in the product development process, alongside features and benefits.

Stephen Cobb29 Jul 20158 min. read


Less Technical

Cybercrime update: take downs, arrests, convictions, and sentences

Cybercrime update: take downs, arrests, convictions, and sentences

Less Technical

Cybercrime update: take downs, arrests, convictions, and sentences

Information security could use some good news right now, something to offset the string of bad news about data breaches and system vulnerabilities; so how about this: "Cyber Criminal Forum Taken Down, Members Arrested in 20 Countries".

Stephen Cobb27 Jul 201510 min. read


Kids Online

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp (Instructor Edition)

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp (Instructor Edition)

Kids Online

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp (Instructor Edition)

Teaching computer security to highly motivated students at Cyber Boot Camp reveals a lack of basic computer science education in California Schools.

Stephen Cobb07 Jul 20154 min. read


Less Technical

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp this summer: 7 lessons

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp this summer: 7 lessons

Less Technical

What I learned at Cyber Boot Camp this summer: 7 lessons

The annual Cyber Boot Camp in San Diego aims to develop the skills, mindset, and moral code required defend networks against criminal abuse. Here are just seven of the many lessons students learned at this year's event.

Stephen Cobb02 Jul 20155 min. read


Less Technical

Cyber Boot Camp: a head start for tomorrow's cyber workforce

Cyber Boot Camp: a head start for tomorrow's cyber workforce

Less Technical

Cyber Boot Camp: a head start for tomorrow's cyber workforce

Every June, a select group of students from high schools and middle schools in San Diego County, California, get five days of intense education in the art of defending computer systems.

Stephen Cobb18 Jun 20155 min. read


Less Technical

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

Less Technical

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Cybercrime Justice?

The fight against cybercrime could use some superheroes, but who would do a better job: Batman or Superman?

Stephen Cobb05 Jun 20154 min. read


How To

Cyber risk analysis, assessment, and management: an introduction

Cyber risk analysis, assessment, and management: an introduction

How To

Cyber risk analysis, assessment, and management: an introduction

Risk analysis is the first step towards managing risks, particularly when it comes to cyber risks. This recorded webinar introduces and explains key concepts, with links to several useful risk assessment tools.

Stephen Cobb28 May 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

The wider world of security research output: webinars

The wider world of security research output: webinars

Cybercrime

The wider world of security research output: webinars

Security research is published in many forms. For example, there are live and recorded webinars that cover a range of cybersecurity topics.

Stephen Cobb22 May 20152 min. read