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Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

When you’ve been fighting black-hat hackers for decades, you learn a thing or two about them. Obviously, they are bad, and they…

ESET Blog25. Apr 20174 min read4.8k views


10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be introduced on May 25th 2018, is set to have an impact on all…

ESET Blog14. Apr 20175 min read5.9k views


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

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

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

If someone told you they had a magic elixir that would heal all your illnesses or injuries, and make you young again,…

ESET Blog12. Apr 20174 min read4.9k views


Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

The world is changing in front of our eyes. Where facts, truth and honesty were once our most valuable assets, nowadays alternative-facts,…

ESET Blog11. Apr 20172 min read4.8k views


What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

We know that cybercriminals are almost always seeking financial gain, but it seems that this is not usually what young cybercriminals have…

ESET Blog8. Apr 20175 min read5.1k views


Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Be on your guard if you’re a developer who uses GitHub – someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.…

ESET Blog30. Mar 20173 min read5.5k views


ESET’s Encryption Outperforms Competitors in Latest AV-Comparatives Survey

ESET’s Encryption Outperforms Competitors in Latest AV-Comparatives Survey

ESET’s Encryption Outperforms Competitors in Latest AV-Comparatives Survey

Advanced encryption solution from ESET sets the industry standard while offering simple setup and superior encryption solutions for SMEs In the first…

ESET Blog29. Mar 20174 min read4.7k views


If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

Minecraft players have been exposed to scams and aggressive ads brought by 87 fake Minecraft mods recently spotted on Google Play. The…

ESET Blog26. Mar 20175 min read5.7k views


Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Hunting the beast For readers familiar with mythology, the word Windigo might conjure up a vision of a fictional flesh-eating beast. In…

ESET Blog21. Mar 20175 min read6.2k views


Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Imagine a situation where your Android mobile phone or tablet unexpectedly starts talking to you. A super cool new feature, right? Sure,…

ESET Blog1. Mar 20175 min read4.6k views


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