CyberSecure Specialist

Video Business Security As cybersecurity is a make-or-break proposition for businesses of all sizes, can your organization’s security strategy keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving threats? 10 Dec 2024 In this episode of Unlocked 403, Becks is joined by Michal Jankech, Vice-president for Enterprise and SMB/MSP at ESET, to discuss one of the most pressing questions businesses need to ask themselves these days: can our cybersecurity strategy keep up with today’s rapidly evolving threats? Together,…

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Digital Security Could attackers use seemingly innocuous prompts to manipulate an AI system and even make it their unwitting ally? Tony Anscombe 12 Dec 2024  •  , 3 min. read When interacting with chatbots and other AI-powered tools, we typically ask them simple questions like, “What’s the weather going to be today?” or “Will the trains be running on time?”. Those not involved in the development of AI probably assume that all data is poured…

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ESET Research Threat Reports A view of the H2 2024 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts Jiří Kropáč 16 Dec 2024  •  , 3 min. read In the usual cat-and-mouse game with defenders, the second half of 2024 has seen the cybercriminals keeping busy, finding security loopholes and innovative ways to expand their victim pool. As a result, we’ve seen new attack vectors…

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Digital Security Aggregate vulnerability scores don’t tell the whole story – the relationship between a flaw’s public severity rating and the specific risks it poses for your company is more complex than it seems Tony Anscombe 13 Dec 2024  •  , 3 min. read Mention vulnerability and patch management to a cybersecurity team and they all have the same dismayed look of fatigue and exhaustion. The CVE database continues to grow at a considerable pace,…

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Our ‘computers on wheels’ are more connected than ever, but the features that enhance our convenience often come with privacy risks in tow Tony Anscombe 13 Dec 2024  •  , 3 min. read A presentation that includes in its title ‘Compromise of Modern Vehicles” may set the expectation that you are about to see a dramatic demonstration of a hacked car suddenly stopping or swerving under the control of a bad actor. Read the abstract…

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Business Security While you’re enjoying the holiday season, cybercriminals could be gearing up for their next big attack – make sure your company’s defenses are ready, no matter the time of year Phil Muncaster 18 Dec 2024  •  , 4 min. read The festive holidays are almost here. Pretty soon, many of us will be sticking on our “out of office” and settling in for a few days of well-earned rest. But the same is…

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ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at some of the report’s standout findings and their implications for staying secure in 2025 16 Dec 2024 This week, the ESET research team released the H2 2024 issue of the ESET Threat Report, offering a detailed look at the key trends and developments that shaped the cybersecurity landscape from June to November of this year. The report confirms, among other things, the trend that state-aligned cyberespionage groups…

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ESET Research Take a peek into the murky world of cybercrime where groups of scammers who go by the nickname of ‘Neanderthals’ wield the Telekopye toolkit to ensnare unsuspecting victims they call ‘Mammoths’ ESET Research 20 Dec 2024  •  , 1 min. read Neanderthals hunting Mammoths are back. Of course, we’re not talking about some Jurassic-Park-like technology that resurrected them in a remote region. No, this episode of ESET Research Podcast returns to the malicious…

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