Author: ESET Ireland

ESET Endpoint Security Receives Top Performance Score According to AV-Comparatives

November 25, 2016

AV-Comparatives published a special Network Performance Test commissioned by ESET, wherein 6 major business security suites  were tested. The Network Performance Test compared resource utilization and management by six endpoint security solutions testing their impact on valuable business resources such as network traffic and machine load (CPU and RAM). Updates that are large in size have … More ESET Endpoint Security Receives Top Performance Score According to AV-Comparatives

Black Friday approaches milestone. How to e-shop safely

November 25, 2016

This year’s Black Friday is predicted to be historic. If Deloitte’s analysts are right, more people than ever before will hunt for deals and shop online. It will also be the first time shoppers will spend just as much money in the virtual realm as in bricks and mortar stores. The same survey estimates that … More Black Friday approaches milestone. How to e-shop safely

Thanksgiving scam in Irish mailboxes

November 24, 2016

ESET Ireland has spotted a Thanksgiving scam targeting Irish mailboxes, although I guess no one told the scammers we don’t do Thanksgiving in Ireland. The email claims the receiver has a Thanksgiving card waiting for them, and appears to come from someone that calls themselves bananaking: If one clicks the “View Card” button, which they … More Thanksgiving scam in Irish mailboxes

Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches

November 24, 2016

Organizations need to do more to prevent themselves from experiencing data breaches, as many people are of the opinion that not enough is currently being done. This according to a new report from the Internet Society, which found that 59% of users would be reluctant to do business with an enterprise that had been compromised. … More Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

November 24, 2016

Let me start with some full disclosure: I pay MailChimp a decent wedge of cash each month to send out newsletters to readers of my personal blog, and I’m quite a fan. Sending email to a large number of people reliably can be fraught with problems, and I would rather spend my time creating useful … More MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails