It is a commonly held belief of many people that using software that watches what happens on their devices means giving up their privacy. However, even though privacy and security are intertwined, they are not the same. Security software usually works in either one of these four ways: It scans all or chosen programs and … More Do you need to sacrifice privacy for security?
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, is proud to announce that the company has won a 2023 SC Award in the Excellence Award category for Best Customer Service. The SC Awards program is cybersecurity’s most prestigious and competitive program, recognizing the solutions, organizations, and people driving innovation and success in information security. This award recognizes … More ESET Global Support Wins 2023 SC Awards in Excellence for Best Customer Service
A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions, that can execute commands on a computer simply by opening an archive, writes Bleeping Computer*. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-40477 and could give remote attackers arbitrary code execution on the target system after a specially crafted … More WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives
The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals! Today, while I was browsing through my Facebook feed, I came across an ad by “Google Bard AI”, suggesting to download and try out … More A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision. A presentation at DEF CON, 10 am on a Sunday morning in Las Vegas. My expectation was it would be poorly attended – I could not have been more wrong. A packed room greeted Dennis Giese, a renowned … More Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
