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Digital Security

Security updates belong in the limelight, not in the dustbin of history

Security updates belong in the limelight, not in the dustbin of history

Digital Security

Security updates belong in the limelight, not in the dustbin of history

Without regular security updates, your endpoint will be left standing alone against an entire army of cybercriminals who see you as easy prey.

Ondrej Kubovič16 May 2017


Ransomware

WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

Ransomware

WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

WannaCryptor, aka WannaCry, is one of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2017. We’ve put together this Q&A, bringing together some of the key points.

Editor15 May 2017


Cybercrime

Malicious registry keys: Reflective injection

Malicious registry keys: Reflective injection

Cybercrime

Malicious registry keys: Reflective injection

In recent months, we have started to receive various reports about suspicious and malicious registry keys that had been created on users’ equipment. ESET's Diego Perez explores.

Diego Perez15 May 2017


Cybercrime

Huge ransomware outbreak disrupts IT systems worldwide: WannaCryptor to blame

Huge ransomware outbreak disrupts IT systems worldwide: WannaCryptor to blame

Cybercrime

Huge ransomware outbreak disrupts IT systems worldwide: WannaCryptor to blame

Ransomware called WannaCryptor spread rapidly around the world today, encrypting files in as many as 100 countries by using the leaked NSA eternalblue SMB exploit.

Michael Aguilar13 May 2017


Scams

New WhatsApp scam: Netflix free for a year

New WhatsApp scam: Netflix free for a year

Scams

New WhatsApp scam: Netflix free for a year

ESET's Lucas Paus looks at a new WhatsApp scam that is making the rounds. The fraudsters behind it claim that users can get Netflix free for a year.

Lucas Paus12 May 2017


Mobile Security

Tablet security: Is it as good as your smartphone?

Tablet security: Is it as good as your smartphone?

Mobile Security

Tablet security: Is it as good as your smartphone?

This short feature aims to draw attention to some of the key things you should be doing to bolster your tablet security to keep cybercriminals at bay.

Editor12 May 2017


Cybercrime

Hackers who stole information from law firms and made millions by insider trading, fined $9 million

Hackers who stole information from law firms and made millions by insider trading, fined $9 million

Cybercrime

Hackers who stole information from law firms and made millions by insider trading, fined $9 million

Law firms, PR agencies, newswires, accountants... all manner of firms need to ensure that they are working hard to secure the information entrusted to them by their corporate clients, and keep it out of unauthorised hands.

Graham Cluley11 May 2017


Digital Security

Anti-trust, EU complaints and the anti-malware industry

Anti-trust, EU complaints and the anti-malware industry

Digital Security

Anti-trust, EU complaints and the anti-malware industry

ESET's Tony Anscombe takes a closer look at the anti-malware industry.

Tony Anscombe11 May 2017


Digital Security

IDC: 1 in 5 companies prepared for GDPR

IDC: 1 in 5 companies prepared for GDPR

Digital Security

IDC: 1 in 5 companies prepared for GDPR

A quarter of European companies admit they were not aware of GDPR, with more than half unsure of the impact it will have, according to a new survey.

Editor10 May 2017