ESET Research Podcast: Ukraine’s past and present cyberwar

Press play to hear Aryeh Goretsky, Jean-Ian Boutin and Robert Lipovsky discuss how recent malware attacks in Ukraine tie into years of cyberattacks against the country. Long before the first Russian soldier set foot on Ukrainian soil, the country had been a target of sophisticated digital operations spying on its officials, and sabotaging its critical … More ESET Research Podcast: Ukraine’s past and present cyberwar

Schrödinger’s antivirus: The immortality of antivirus software

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

How did the Internet change the everyday work of a security researcher?

Every May 17th is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which attempts to raise global awareness on how the Internet and new technologies changed our society, and the opportunities they gave to improve our lifestyle. This special date, also known as Internet Day in some Spanish-speaking countries, is an opportunity for us at ESET to celebrate its … More How did the Internet change the everyday work of a security researcher?