Cyber Security

Strike a balance between making the internet a safer place for your children and giving them the freedom to explore, learn and socialize There was a time when parents didn’t have to worry much about their children’s digital activities. A single, centralized computer in the house was the only gateway to the internet, and could

What have some of the world’s most infamous advanced threat actors been up to and what might be the implications of their activities for your business? This week, ESET researchers released a new issue of the APT Activity Report that looks at the activities of selected advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from October 2022 to

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2022–Q1 2023 summarizes the activities of selected advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that were observed, investigated, and analyzed by ESET researchers from October 2022 until the end of March 2023. Attentive

Have your cake and eat it too – enjoy some of what the online world has to offer without always giving out your contact details We’ve all lost count of how many times we’ve entered our email address and phone number to sign up for an online service, access a website or an app, read

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked – here’s what to know about, and how to avoid, threats lurking on the social media juggernaut There are several tools or software applications that enable us to stay connected with our fellow teammates even during gameplay, with the best of them having a low impact

The recent compromise of the networks of several companies via the abuse of a remote access tool used by MSPs exemplifies why state-aligned threat actors should be on the radars of IT service providers Managed service providers (MSPs) that don’t consider themselves targets for state-aligned threat actors may need to think again. While many people

Don’t torture people with exceedingly complex password composition rules but do blacklist commonly used passwords, plus other ways to help people help themselves – and your entire organization When engineer Bill Burr from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wrote in 2003 what would soon become the world’s gold standard for password

A quick dive into the murky world of cyberespionage and other growing threats facing managed service providers – and their customers ESET telemetry from Q4 2022 saw the start of a new campaign by MuddyWater, a cyberespionage group linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and active since at least 2017. The group

The importance of understanding – and prioritizing – the privacy and security implications of large language models like ChatGPT cannot be overstated Thousands of security professionals descended on San Francisco this week to attend RSA Conference, the world’s leading gathering of the security community. What was the hottest topic at the event? You guessed it

As all things (wrongly called) AI take the world’s biggest security event by storm, we round up of some of their most-touted use cases and applications Okay, so there’s this ChatGPT thing layered on top of AI – well, not really, it seems even the practitioners responsible for some of the most impressive machine learning

ESET Research uncovers a campaign by the APT group known as Evasive Panda targeting an international NGO in China with malware delivered through updates of popular Chinese software ESET researchers have discovered a campaign that we attribute to the APT group known as Evasive Panda, where update channels of legitimate applications were mysteriously hijacked to

Before you rush to buy new hardware, try these simple tricks to get your machine up to speed again – and keep it that way. A slow-running computer can be a major headache, affecting your productivity and causing unnecessary stress. But before frustration kicks in and makes you run to buy a new machine, there

Similarities with newly discovered Linux malware used in Operation DreamJob corroborate the theory that the infamous North Korea-aligned group is behind the 3CX supply-chain attack ESET researchers have discovered a new Lazarus Operation DreamJob campaign targeting Linux users. Operation DreamJob is the name for a series of campaigns where the group uses social engineering techniques

Many routers that are offered for resale contain sensitive corporate information and allow third-party connections to corporate networks Did you mistakenly sell access to your network when you sold a decommissioned router? Recently, ESET researchers purchased several used core routers to set up a test environment, only to find that, in many cases, the previously

The legislation aims to bolster the Union’s cyber-resilience and enhance its capabilities to prepare for, detect and respond to incidents The European Union (EU) is transforming itself into a digitally aware, secure, and productive collective, with the aim of entering the 2030s as a relevant player within the digital sector. One of the base ideas

When decommissioning their old hardware, many companies ‘throw the baby out with the bathwater’ Taking a defunct router out of an equipment rack and sliding in a shiny new replacement is probably an everyday occurrence in many business networking environments. However, the fate of the router being discarded should be as important, if not more

The much-dreaded writer’s block isn’t the only threat that may derail your progress. Are you doing enough to keep your blog (and your livelihood) safe from online dangers? Whether we like it or not, writers and bloggers are part of a community. And while we might write on totally different topics and espouse views from

Microsoft releases guidance on how organizations can check their systems for the presence of BlackLotus, a powerful threat first analyzed by ESET researchers Microsoft has released guidance on how organizations can detect BlackLotus, a powerful threat that was first analyzed by ESET researchers. BlackLotus is a UEFI bootkit that is capable of operating on Windows

Some sectors have high confidence in their in-house cybersecurity expertise, while others prefer to enlist the support of an external provider to keep their systems and data secured While threat detections continue to rise, the widening cybersecurity skills gap is leaving businesses exposed. It is an issue particularly felt by SMBs forced to rein in

Here’s how to choose the right password vault for you and what exactly to consider when weighing your options Wave after wave of new technologies have threatened to bring about the end of the password over the years. But none so far have succeeded. That leaves most users with a problem. Passwords are a potential

In a rush to file your taxes? Watch out for cybercriminals preying on stressed taxpayers as Tax Day looms large on the horizon. The IRS-approved tax return filing service eFile.com has been caught compromising people’s devices with malware for weeks, serving a strong reminder that cybercriminals are also well aware of the fact that it’s

Give your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos Spring has sprung, the sun is out longer, and the birds’ chirping, peeping and tweeting in the trees have put that much-needed pep in your step. With the arrival of spring also

Do you know how many devices are connected to your home network? You don’t? This is precisely why it’s time for a network audit. The rite of spring cleaning is clearly good for your home and your mind and well-being, but trust me, your home network and all the devices connected to it could use

Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly? It’s spring time in the northern hemisphere, and chances are good that you have a whole new spring in your step (excuse the pun!) thanks to the weather becoming

ESET experts share their insights on the cyber-elements of the first year of the war in Ukraine and how a growing number of destructive malware variants tried to rip through critical Ukrainian systems With the Russian invasion on February 24th, 2022, the age of wipers seems to have arrived as a growing number of destructive

Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? When did you last attempt to restore your data? Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? Why is that? Because many people and organizations that do create backups

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Make sure you’re able to bounce back if, or when, a data disaster strikes. “Backup refers to copying physical and virtual files, or databases, to a secondary location for preservation in case of equipment failure or catastrophe. Backing up data is pivotal to any successful disaster

How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers Sometimes you have to say things that go without saying: Social media and instant messaging have made staying in touch with friends easier than ever. These days, you’re never too far away from people

How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats By now you’ve most probably heard of, or possibly even use, OnlyFans. Launched in 2016, this subscription service for content creators gained momentum over the course of the pandemic

As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has appeared before the U.S. Congress to give his take on the app’s data security and privacy practices and