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Digital Security

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

Digital Security

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

GDPR is coming into play in May 2018, but a lot of companies remain unprepared, which could have implications on how they process data.

Editor14 Apr 2017


Scams

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Scams

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

ESET researchers have discovered and reported scammers stealing PayPal and Paxful credentials disguised as a tool for YouTube monetization, and a bitcoin trading marketplace.

Lukas Stefanko13 Apr 2017


Digital Security

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

Digital Security

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

There is no magic in machine learning. It's a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to find patterns in huge amounts of data.

Ondrej Kubovič12 Apr 2017


Digital Security

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Digital Security

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Welcome to the beginning of a new series of short articles focused on the currents state of AI, all the ins and outs of machine learning, and how it affects cybersecurity.

Ondrej Kubovič11 Apr 2017


Cybercrime

Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

Cybercrime

Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

There's no doubt that a life of cybercrime can earn its most successful overlords a considerable amount of money, but you will always have to live with the fear that you could be apprehended and - if convicted - spend years in prison.

Graham Cluley11 Apr 2017


Scams

Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

Scams

Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

David Harley and Josep Albors on the evolution of tech support scams and why the current high incidence of reports in Spain are significant.

David Harley10 Apr 2017


Digital Security

Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

Digital Security

Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

With the recent big screen adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, we thought it would be a good idea to review some of the cybersecurity themes it explores.

Josep Albors10 Apr 2017


Privacy

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

Privacy

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISPs have started to monetize customer information quietly while selling them bandwidth. The temptation is strong, as that kind of aggregate data has real value on the secondary market, but what about the customers’ privacy?

Cameron Camp07 Apr 2017


Ransomware

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Ransomware

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

ESET's Lysa Myers discusses the challenges facing healthcare technology, medical and fitness devices and highlights the need to secure medical devices

Lysa Myers07 Apr 2017