Author: ESET Ireland

Latest Irish Revenue scam: HTTPS doesn’t always mean you’re safe!

February 6, 2018

ESET Ireland warns of an Irish Revenue phishing scam, that is using compromised HTTPS secured websites for its dirty work. Internet security experts from ESET Ireland are warning Irish computer users about an online scam, that uses a forged Irish Tax and Customs email, to redirect victims to compromised valid HTTPS secured websites hosting the … More Latest Irish Revenue scam: HTTPS doesn’t always mean you’re safe!

Vulnerabilities reached a historic peak in 2017

February 5, 2018

Vulnerabilities are one of the elements frequently identified in security incidents and, together with other threats like exploits and malware, constitute a latent risk. In 2017, the number of vulnerabilities reported reached its historic peak, smashing records set in previous years. Not only that, but the number of vulnerabilities identified as critical also reached a peak in the … More Vulnerabilities reached a historic peak in 2017

Google smashed over 700,000 bad Android apps last year

February 1, 2018

Google says that it is getting better than ever at protecting Android users against bad apps and malicious developers. In fact, in a recent post on the Android Developers blog, the company boasts that it removed a record number of malicious apps from the official Google Play store during 2017. How many apps did Google remove … More Google smashed over 700,000 bad Android apps last year

Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers’ exercise routes shared online

January 31, 2018

In November, fitness tracking app firm Strava released what it described as a “most beautiful” dataset – a heatmap of more than more than 3 trillion individual GPS data points, as their users run, cycle, and hike across the globe. And I agree it’s very beautiful and can certainly see how it might be useful to other … More Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers’ exercise routes shared online