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Google fined €50 million for violating EU data privacy rules

Google fined €50 million for violating EU data privacy rules

Google fined €50 million for violating EU data privacy rules

France’s data protection watchdog issues the first major penalty under the EU’s new privacy regime. France’s data protection watchdog CNIL has slapped…

ESET Blog22. Jan 20194 min read4.7k views


773 million email IDs, 21 million passwords for anyone to see in massive data dump

773 million email IDs, 21 million passwords for anyone to see in massive data dump

773 million email IDs, 21 million passwords for anyone to see in massive data dump

The vast dossier of login details appears to have been gathered from data stolen in many breaches. Nearly 773 million unique email…

ESET Blog17. Jan 20193 min read5.1k views


What makes a cybercriminal?

What makes a cybercriminal?

What makes a cybercriminal?

Forget balaclavas or hoodies; these cybercriminals are hiding in plain sight. While I worked in the digital forensics unit, in which I…

ESET Blog17. Jan 20195 min read6.3k views


New Year’s resolutions: Routing done right

New Year’s resolutions: Routing done right

New Year’s resolutions: Routing done right

As another thing to improve this year, you may want to route your focus on a device that is the nerve center…

ESET Blog17. Jan 201910 min read4.9k views


New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

In case there are some blank entries in your laundry list of New Year’s resolutions, we have a few tips for a…

ESET Blog10. Jan 20198 min read7.9k views


SPARE: Five tips for a safer online shopping experience

SPARE: Five tips for a safer online shopping experience

SPARE: Five tips for a safer online shopping experience

There is still some time left to pick up some last-minute shopping before it’s too late but in the rush to do…

ESET Blog25. Dec 20183 min read4.9k views


11 things you can do to protect against ransomware, including Cryptolocker

11 things you can do to protect against ransomware, including Cryptolocker

11 things you can do to protect against ransomware, including Cryptolocker

Ransomware is malicious software that cyber criminals use to hold your computer or computer files for ransom, demanding payment from you to…

ESET Blog20. Dec 201811 min read7.1k views


OceanLotus: New watering hole attack in Southeast Asia

OceanLotus: New watering hole attack in Southeast Asia

OceanLotus: New watering hole attack in Southeast Asia

ESET researchers identified 21 distinct websites that had been compromised including some particularly notable government and media sites

ESET Blog20. Nov 201814 min read


October shows what ESET has brought to security for Windows

October shows what ESET has brought to security for Windows

October shows what ESET has brought to security for Windows

People don’t often feel the need for a cybersecurity solution until it is too late, with their sensitive data ending up in…

ESET Blog25. Oct 20183 min read6.9k views


Abandoning a domain name can come back to bite you, research shows

Abandoning a domain name can come back to bite you, research shows

Abandoning a domain name can come back to bite you, research shows

A domain name once left behind can catch up with you – by giving fraudsters access to a treasure trove of sensitive…

ESET Blog18. Sep 20183 min read5.5k views


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