Press Clippings August 2011
August 10, 2011
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Author: ESET Ireland
Monthly Threat Report: July 2011
August 9, 2011
Real Men Don’t Do Safe Hex Urban Schrott, IT Security & Cybercrime Analyst, ESET Ireland Expressions based on puns about practicing Safe Hex – always use protection! – seems to have lost their popularity nowadays, even though security hygiene remains as important as sexual hygiene (though in very different contexts). When an antivirus message pops … More Monthly Threat Report: July 2011
ESET Warns Against Facebook-spread Trojan and Offers Security Tips
August 8, 2011
Social networks are not only a place for fun, chat and connecting with your friends, they are also a place where cyber-crime flourishes. Just a short time ago a new dangerous variant of a trojan detected by ESET as Win32/Delf.QCZ started to spread via Facebook. The malware has the capability to deactivate AV protection that … More ESET Warns Against Facebook-spread Trojan and Offers Security Tips
CyberThreats Daily: Online piracy – Fight it like REAL pirates?
July 29, 2011
Fighting modern day piracy is something of a paradox; in an open system that allows freedom (good), scoundrels are also free to skulk around doing nasty things (bad). Various efforts have been made to pounce on evildoers, but it’s a game of whack-a-mole. When one has been thwarted, others pop up as variations on the … More CyberThreats Daily: Online piracy – Fight it like REAL pirates?
ESET Advises: Use Caution When Connecting to Public Wi-Fi
July 28, 2011
There are tens of millions of free or paid Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. The unsuspecting business or adventure travelers will use Wi-Fi wherever they find themselves. Airports often have free Wi-Fi and as vacation season is in full swing, Wi-Fi access is a necessity. That is why ESET’s researcher Cameron Camp has prepared some … More ESET Advises: Use Caution When Connecting to Public Wi-Fi
