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Schrödinger’s antivirus: The immortality of antivirus software

November 6, 2015

Introduction There are certain subjects that are the equivalent of scraping fingernails across a chalkboard for antimalware researchers, raising their digital hackles and causing grimacing normally associated with phrases like “root canal surgery” and “income tax audit”. In the case of antimalware, it’s being told that “antivirus is dead”. That’s why I gave a webinar … More Schrödinger’s antivirus: The immortality of antivirus software

ESET Scores 100% for Second Straight Year in AV-Test Self-Protection Survey

November 5, 2015

In the latest AV-Test Self-Protection of Antivirus Software test ESET has repeated its success from last year and scored 100% with ESET Smart Security, being the only solution in its category to reach that score for a second time. Most of the malware now targets the IT security solution in order to disable it. Using … More ESET Scores 100% for Second Straight Year in AV-Test Self-Protection Survey

ESET part of Deloitte’s ‘Big 5‘

November 4, 2015

Deloitte recognises 223% growth of ESET in Central Europe ESET has been included once again in ‘Big 5’ ranking of Deloitte’s Annual Technology Fast 50 CE report. ESET has enjoyed a 223% growth in Central Europe and is part of the ‘Big 5’ as the only company founded prior to 2000. It corroborates the confirmed … More ESET part of Deloitte’s ‘Big 5‘

The great car hacking debate

November 3, 2015

When WIRED reported on the live hacking of a Jeep a few months ago, the publication was criticized by some people for sensationalizing the risk of car hacking. That criticism resurfaced recently in a column in Scientific American penned by technology writer David Pogue. As someone who has enjoyed Mr. Pogue’s coverage of technology in … More The great car hacking debate

Trick or treat? Beware so a ransomware won’t end up between your Halloween sweets

October 30, 2015

There are many spooky things in this world of ours and Halloween helps to bring them all under the spotlight. Does your biggest fear involve spiders, zombies, ghosts, and horror movies or is it rather something from cyberspace? Many online users would probably opt for the latter – especially if they have had an experience … More Trick or treat? Beware so a ransomware won’t end up between your Halloween sweets