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Digital Security

Don't let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats

Don't let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats

Digital Security

Don't let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats

With spirits and internet usage at an all time high, there’s no better time for cybercriminals to lure a victim online. Here are 12 threats to be aware of.

Editor16 Dec 2016


Digital Security

ESET Trends for 2017: Holding security ransom

ESET Trends for 2017: Holding security ransom

Digital Security

ESET Trends for 2017: Holding security ransom

ESET’s Trends for 2017: Security Held Ransom report includes a review of the most important events of last year and outlines trends in cybercriminal activity and cyberthreats for 2017.

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya15 Dec 2016


Digital Security

Yahoo data breach: What you can do

Yahoo data breach: What you can do

Digital Security

Yahoo data breach: What you can do

Yahoo has announced that one billion of its user accounts has been affected by a data breach. ESET's Mark James offers some informative security advice.

Mark James15 Dec 2016


Scams

Ray-Bans out, Uggs in: Holiday season scam plagues social media

Ray-Bans out, Uggs in: Holiday season scam plagues social media

Scams

Ray-Bans out, Uggs in: Holiday season scam plagues social media

A new holiday season scam campaign is plaguing social media – and this time it’s pretending to sell heavily discounted Uggs, reports ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.

Ondrej Kubovič14 Dec 2016


Mobile Security

Security by design for mobile device manufacturers

Security by design for mobile device manufacturers

Mobile Security

Security by design for mobile device manufacturers

ESET's Cameron Camp takes a closer look at security by design for mobile device manufacturers, assessing where we are and where we are heading.

Cameron Camp13 Dec 2016


Cybercrime

Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud

Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud

Cybercrime

Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud

ESET's Miguel Ángel Mendoza looks at why combining technology with standards could combat fraud.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza12 Dec 2016


Privacy

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Privacy

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Malicious code could have been used to compromise an account, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.

Graham Cluley09 Dec 2016


Cybercrime

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Cybercrime

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Alonzo Knowles was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in a separate case involving the hacking of female celebrities' online accounts

Graham Cluley09 Dec 2016


Cybercrime

The cybercrime business model and its value chain

The cybercrime business model and its value chain

Cybercrime

The cybercrime business model and its value chain

The security landscape has evolved to a point where most IT threats occur with the intention of generating financial gain for their creators and financiers.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza08 Dec 2016