Sharing versus Security: Driving without Brakes

Bled, in Slovenia, is perhaps more associated with gorgeous scenery and the famous Bled cream cake than IT conferences. However, it’s been hosting a major European IT conference for many years. ESET was represented in some force at the 25th Bled eConference in Slovenia this month, and I did a keynote presentation on targeted attacks … More Sharing versus Security: Driving without Brakes

Fake EURO 2012 websites trick football fans into paid services

ESET reports fake football sites such as http://www.fussball-euro-2012.eu/ and http://me-2012.cz/ With the EURO 2012 championship nearing its final matches, ESET Ireland is warning all football fans to avoid fraudulent football-related websites. While ESET is blacklisting these and some other sites, tricks like these tend to constantly pop up, trying to trick people browsing them to … More Fake EURO 2012 websites trick football fans into paid services

ESET Uncovers Suspected Industrial Espionage

ESET uncovers ACAD/Medre.A Worm: it steals tens of thousands of AutoCAD design files and sends them to email accounts in China. ESET has uncovered a worm that targets drawings created in AutoCAD software for computer-aided design (CAD). Recently the worm, ACAD/Medre.A, showed a big spike in Peru on ESET’s LiveGrid® (a cloud-based malware collection system … More ESET Uncovers Suspected Industrial Espionage

Data security and digital privacy on the road, what travelers should know

Summer is here and for many families that means travels plans, but do your summer travel plans include taking care of your data and digital devices? Which digital devices do you plan to take on your trip and what sort of data do they contain? Perhaps more importantly: What kind of data can they access? … More Data security and digital privacy on the road, what travelers should know