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Cryptography: How something nerdy went mainstream

Cryptography: How something nerdy went mainstream

Cryptography: How something nerdy went mainstream

Cryptography is one of the fundamental aspects of information security. It is used to encrypt or encode messages so that their content…

ESET Blog30. Nov 20165 min read5.1k views


New decryption tool for Crysis ransomware

New decryption tool for Crysis ransomware

New decryption tool for Crysis ransomware

Since it first appeared, ransomware’s profitable business – in short, compromising and encrypting data belonging to companies and users and requesting payment…

ESET Blog24. Nov 20164 min read5.1k views


Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches

Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches

Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches

Organizations need to do more to prevent themselves from experiencing data breaches, as many people are of the opinion that not enough…

ESET Blog24. Nov 20162 min read4.6k views


Car hacking: Defcon style

Car hacking: Defcon style

Car hacking: Defcon style

This year at Defcon, the car hacking village is bigger than ever, with more cars, car hacking adapters and giant snarls of…

ESET Blog15. Aug 20164 min read6.4k views


NIST: It’s time move on from SMS 2FA

NIST: It’s time move on from SMS 2FA

NIST: It’s time move on from SMS 2FA

SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) should be phased out, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the US Department…

ESET Blog15. Aug 20162 min read5.6k views


Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials. For…

ESET Blog10. Aug 20163 min read4.4k views


Big spike in card fraud in Europe

Big spike in card fraud in Europe

Big spike in card fraud in Europe

There was a notable spike in card fraud in Europe last year, with the UK the worst hit, according to new data…

ESET Blog8. Aug 20162 min read6.0k views


Afraid someone is misusing your webcam?

Afraid someone is misusing your webcam?

Afraid someone is misusing your webcam?

Imagine a situation where you are working on your laptop and all of the sudden the green light next to your built-in…

ESET Blog4. Aug 20162 min read4.9k views


Security professionals ‘extremely concerned’ by cybercrime threat

Security professionals ‘extremely concerned’ by cybercrime threat

Security professionals ‘extremely concerned’ by cybercrime threat

Security professionals are more concerned than ever by the threat of cybercrime, according to new poll. The Black Hat Attendee Survey 2016…

ESET Blog18. Jun 20162 min read6.2k views


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