Within a few hours of being released in the winter of 2003, SQL Slammer had brought the internet to something of a standstill. We look back at this notable worm.
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Cybercrime has established itself as a permanent fixture in 21st century life, with the number of incidents and victims continuing to rise with dogged determination.
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Brian Krebs’ website appears be to be holding up, following what has been described as “one of the biggest web attacks ever seen”.
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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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IoT security matters more than ever, explains ESET's Cameron Camp, as the technology, which offers us so much, is vulnerable to attack from cybercriminals.
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USBee is a form of "air gap attack". It uses a USB device to transmit the information the attacker wants to steal at frequencies between 240 and 480Mhz.
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Cybersecurity and hacking play a leading role in the series, so with Mr. Robot season 02 almost over, we want to do a reality check on the scenarios we saw.
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At eight years old, Android is hugely popular. Both with users and attackers.
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Yahoo has confirmed that half a billion users may have had their data stolen in what has been described as the 'biggest data breach in history.'
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ESET's latest research analyzes a piece of malware active since 2012, but which has targeted one specific country – Libya.
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With these top tips, you should have no trouble in keeping yourself protected against all sorts of phishing attacks.
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A team of researchers was able to hack the controls of a Tesla Model S from a distance of 12 miles – adjusting the mirrors, locks and even slamming on the brakes.
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An increase in the number of cyberattacks and growing awareness of the threat has made cybersecurity a key boardroom level consideration.
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ESET's Stephen Cobb explains the four significant security and privacy assumptions that Snowden’s actions, and the resulting revelations, have undermined.
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Video rules the internet today and webcams are built into practically every new laptop, smartphone and tablet. It's important to keep them secure.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed that it was the victim of a cyberattack, which it has attributed to the Russian cyber espionage group, Tsar Team (APT28).
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Recently ESET has seen significantly increasing volumes of a particular type of ransomware known as crypto-ransomware, reports Cassius Puodzius.
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New research from ESET, which polled over 500 gamers, has found that 6% of gamers have spent around a full-day immersed in a video game.
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In this article, ESET's Miguel Ángel Mendoza asks: "At what age should kids be able to access online services?"
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Google is looking to deliver even greater transparency when it comes to online security by identifying publicly – or “marking”, as it puts it – websites that are not as secure as they should be.
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WeLiveSecurity takes a look back at the life of the programming pioneer US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who changed the world of technology.
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In this feature, ESET's Denise Giusto Bilić details how to avoid certificate pinning in the latest versions of Android.
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When it comes to ransomware, the question of 'to pay or not to pay' is the source of some debate. WeLive ecurity takes a closer look at the economics.
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One of the biggest problems to overcome for business security is trying to work out what areas you need to secure, explains ESET's Mark James.
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OPM has been criticized by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for security shortcomings, which contributed to 2015's major data breach.
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Ransomware that targets schools is a threat that needs to be understood, explains ESET's Lysa Myers. Top cybersecurity efforts are needed to keep it at bay.
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Variety has confirmed that its content management system (CMS) was hijacked on the weekend by the hacking collective OurMine.
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Be wary of CEO fraud, a modern take on deception specifically designed to trick you into doing something that you think you have permission to do.
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18 years of Googling is certainly something to behold, but on this anniversary, ESET's Ondrej Kubovič is keen to highlight the cybersecurity threat.
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Improving financial cybersecurity at an international level must be a key agenda item at the G20 Summit in China this month (September 4th-5th).
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ESET has carried out analysis of new samples of the crypto-ransomware family TorrentLocker, to compare the 2016 campaigns against its research in late 2014.
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At VMworld there are a bewildering number of technologies trying to integrate in order to provide your data to entire networks, reports ESET's Cameron Camp.
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All too commonly API security is something of an afterthought, says ESET's Cameron Camp at this year's VMworld. This needs to change.
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