Keep your cool, arm yourself with the right knowledge, and other tips for staying unshaken by fraudsters’ scare tactics. We live in fast-paced and often worrying times, and fraudsters are primed to take advantage. Fear can be a powerful weapon and scammers know how to instill it in people and coerce them into taking specific … More Don’t panic and other tips for staying safe from scareware
Here’s what parents should know about Snapchat and why you should take some time to ensure your children can stay safe when using the app. Snapchat may only be the 10th most popular social media platform in the world, but it estimates monthly active users at over 750 million. The platform is all the rage particularly among children and … More Time to engage: How parents can help keep their children safe on Snapchat
Proper disclosure of a cyber-incident can help shield your business from further financial and reputational damage, and cyber-insurers can step in to help. ‘Seek legal advice’, this has to be my top recommendation if you have suffered a cyber-incident that could be deemed material, involves personally identifiable information, or if your business is classed as … More Understanding cyber-incident disclosure
ESET researchers discuss how they uncovered a zero-day Telegram for Android exploit that allowed attackers to send malicious files posing as videos. Telegram, with nearly a billion monthly users, is a juicy target for cybercriminals, especially if they can exploit a zero-day vulnerability to spread malicious code. ESET malware researcher Lukasš Stefanko ran into one such exploit … More ESET Research Podcast: EvilVideo
Artificial intelligence is just a spoke in the wheel of security – an important spoke but, alas, only one. That was fast. While the RSA Conference was oozing AI (with or without merit) from every orifice, the luster faded quickly. With a recent spate of AI-infested startups launching against a backdrop of pre-acquisition-as-a-service posturing, and stuffed with … More AI security bubble already springing leaks
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