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.
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Sednit: A very digested read
This feature offers a very digested read of ESET’s trilogy of research papers on Sednit, one of the most notorious groups of cyberattackers in the world.
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Careers in fighting cybercrime
Interested in a career where you get to fight cybercrime on a daily basis? ESET’s senior research fellow David Harley takes a look at some key things.
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Nude celebrity photo hacker sentenced to 18 months in prison
At least 50 celebrity Apple iCloud accounts and 72 Gmail inboxes were broken into by 36-year old Ryan Collins, whose victims included Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Avril Lavigne, Kate Hudson, and Rihanna.
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Lifting the lid on Sednit: A closer look at the software it uses
ESET’s threat analysts have taken a closer look at the software used by Sednit to spy on its targets and steal confidential information.
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Webcam firm recalls hackable devices after mighty Mirai botnet attack
Chinese firm says it will recall vulnerable components, but as long as insecure devices continue to be attached to the internet, there will be opportunities for malicious hackers to exploit them and use them for their own ends.
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New ESET research paper puts Sednit under the microscope
Security researchers at ESET have released their latest research into the notorious and highly experienced Sednit cyberespionage group.
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US presidential debates and cyber security.
What we’ve learned from the first two debates and what to expect from the last one?
One of the major questions discussed during the 1st presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was about cyber security. We were secretly hoping that questions about cyber safety will be part of the topic list in the 2nd debate too but unfortunately this was not exactly the case.
Discussions around Donald Trump’s recently leaked “locker room talk” recording ended up being a bit more entertaining for the moderators than the cyber future of the free world. However, we hope the cyber security topic will be discussed again in the third and final presidential debate scheduled for later today.
The next president of the United States of America will have to make some hard decisions. See what they are below;
Government and private institutions are under attack!
Both candidates admitted that there is a 21st century war that is happening right now and right here in the USA. Even though that USA is certainly one of the dominating powers in this area, secrets are being stolen from both public and private sectors on a daily basis.
Hundreds of thousands of people and businesses are being affected by cybercrimes every year.
Who is behind it and how to tackle the problem?
According to Hillary Clinton, the threat is coming from organized cyber gangs as well as states. Even though there is no hard proof, there’s been speculation that North Korea, Iran, Russia and China have been behind some of the cyber-attacks executed on US soil. How are these issues going to be dealt with? Stay tuned.
How dangerous are whistle-blowers?
This is the question we will most likely see tonight. Pressuring Ecuador to cut off the internet of Julian Assange is not doing USA any good. Countries such as Russia welcome whistle-blowers. Are whistle-blowers heroes protecting the first amendment or traitors? We would love to hear the thoughts of the next president of the USA.
Being president of the free world is arguably one of the toughest jobs in the world.
Just one thing is sure, the debate later today will be fierce!
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Cybercrime in Canada: The impact on SMBs
A new survey, conducted by Ipsos and sponsored by ESET, finds that one in four Canadian SMBs with yearly revenues of $10 million or more have been hit by a cyberattack.
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What Pippa Middleton can teach us about iCloud security
Pippa Middleton is the latest in a long line of celebrities to have her online accounts broken into by criminals, and private photographs stolen.
Have you properly secured your iCloud account?
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