ESET In the News

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July, 2008

E-Commerce Times - "The Growing Threat of Job Site Scams" by Andrew K. Burger, July 17
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Growing-
Threat-of-Job-Site-Scams-nobrPart-1nobr-63834.html

CPU - "Utility Madness: CPU’s Big List of Apps that Rock" by Staff, July 16
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?frm=
NMAOL&article=articles/rchive/c0809/30c09/30c09.asp&guid=
1C73677AEC2645E1A096B53F1E0F928B

The Manila Times - "Mobile Malware not yet a Risk, but Companies Told to Prepare" by Veronica C. Silv, July 14
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/14/yehey/techtimes/
20080714tech1.html

Manila Standard Today - "Mobile Phone Data Next Target of Criminals" by Roderic T. De la Cruz, July 13
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=interactive2_july14_2008

Dark Reading - "'Blue Screen of Death' Masks Spyware Invasion" by Kelly Jackson Higgins, July 10
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=158651

Investor's Business Daily - "Under Your Thumb? Tiny Drives, Big Risks" by Paul Korzeniowski, July 10
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&artnum
=&issue=20080710

VNUnet.com - "Trojans Stop Play for Web Gamers" by Robert Jacques, July 3
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2220665/trojans-fun-web-gaming

June, 2008

CRN - "2008 CRN Emerging Vendors: The List" by Staff, June 30
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/208800862?pgno=4

Government Computer News - "Survey: Microsoft Patches Ignored" by Jabulani Leffall, June 24
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46535-1.html

San Diego Business Journal - "ESET’s New Antivirus Software Targets Smart Phones", by Michelle Mowad, June 23
http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=74123502.3752353.
1643837.4799272.733099.508&aID2=126440

SC Magazine - "ESET Launches Anti-Malware for Windows Mobile", by Richard Thurston, June 20
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/ESET-launches-
anti-malware-for-Windows-Mobile/article/111511/

PC Advisor - "ESET Mobile Antivirus Security Software", by Rosemary Haworth, June 20
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1991&blogid=18

Small Business Computing - "ESET Aims for Mobile Protection Against Digital Threats", by Lauren Simonds, June 17
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/
article.php/3753471

SearchSecurity.com - "PCI Compliance Extends to Car Washes, Quick Lubes", by Marcia Savage, June 16
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/
0,289142,sid14_gci1317614,00.html

E-Commerce Times - "ESET App Girds Smartphones for Malware Battles", Andrew K. Burger, June 16
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ESET-
App-Girds-Smartphones-for-Malware-Battles-63417
.html?welcome=1213660426

Security Focus - "Boycott spotlights antivirus testing issues", by Robert Lemos, June 9
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11522?ref=rss

May, 2008

Tech News World - "EXCLUSIVE INTERVEW ESET's Randy Abrams: Don't Let Phishers Hook Your Stimulus Rebate", by Andrew K. Burger, May 27
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/exclusives/63118.html

CNR - "NetBox Blue amps up UTM products with anti-virus software", by Lilia Guan, May 19
http://www.crn.com.au/News/76343,netbox-blue-amps-up-utm-
products-with-antivirus-software.aspx

SC Magazine - "Lock the front door", by Jack Rogers, May 5
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Lock-the-front-door/article/109783/

UniversityBusiness - "The .EDU Challenge - Moving beyond technology in maintaining a secure network", by Randy Abrams, May 2
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1052

Briefings on HIPAA - "Consider NOD32: Its Proactive Approach Protects You", by Chris Agpar, May 1
Read Here

April, 2008

CNET  “ESET NOD32 3.0 Antivirus System” by Robert Vamosi, April 28
http://reviews.cnet.com/system-utilities/eset-
nod32-3-0/4505-3680_7-32955418.html

Wall Street Journal—“How Security Pros Think,” by Ben Worthen
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/04/20/
how-security-pros-think/?mod=WSJBlog

 

TechNewsWorld “’Free Tibet’ Message Masks Rootkit Malware” by Andrew K. Burger, April 22
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/tech-
security/62679.html

KFMB News 8 (CBS) “High Tech Steps to Fend Off Phishing Attacks” by Marcella Lee, April 18
http://www.cbs8.com/features/consumer_alert
/story.php?id=125290

 

ReviewBoard.com—“ESET NOD32 Antivirus,” by staff, April 17, 2008
http://www.reviewboard.com/news/257/
ARTICLE/1210/2008-04-17.html

BizSanDiego Magazine—“Fast Growth 2008,” by Jon Hindman, April 10, 2008
http://www.bizsandiego.com/index.php?option
=com_content&task=view&id=601&Itemid=2

NewsFactor.com “Infected USB Devices on the Rise” by Peter Piazza, April 15
http://business.newsfactor.com/news/Infected-
USB-Devices-on-the-Rise/story.xhtml?story_id=
0330037QEHFU

SoftwareCEO.com – “How AV Software Firm ESET Went From $0 million to $60 million” by Grant Buckler, April 15, 2008
http://www.softwareceo.com/

Business Solutions “Is Your Vendor Helping to  Grow Your Security Revenue?” by Megan Burns, April 2008
http://www.businesssolutionsmag.com/
index.php?option=com_jambozine&layout
=article&view=page&aid=3477&Itemid=99999999

AppScout.com—“SysInspector Challenges HijackThis,” by Neil Rubenking, April 8, 2008
http://www.appscout.com/2008/04/sys
inspector_challenges_hijack.php

Internetnews.com  “Do You Know Where That USB Drive Has Been?” by Andy Patrizio, April 2
http://www.internetnews.com/security/
article.php/3738351/Do+You+Know+
Where+That+USB+Drive+Has+Been.htm

 

 

March, 2008

Consumers Digest “Protecting Your Home Computer” by Lincoln Spector, April 2008
read here

 

Washington Post “Anti-Virus Firms Scrambling to Keep Up” by Brian Krebs, March 19
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2008/03/19/AR200803190
1439.html?hpid=moreheadlines

SC Magazine—“ICANN proposals on fast-flux not tough enough: Experts,” by Jack Rogers, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmagazineus.com/ICANN-
recommendations-on-fast-flux-hosting-not-
tough-enough-experts/article/107877/

 

CRN— “10 Security Vendors Shine at CeBIT 2008,” by Kevin McLaughlin, March 5, 2008
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/206901941

  

PC Magazine – China  “ESET Smart Security Awarded PC Magazine Editor’s Choice” March, 2008
http://www.eset.com/company/ESS%
20Awarded%20PCMagazine%20China%20Editor's%
20Choice%20(CN).pdf

VNUnet.com – “Review: ESET Smart Security Home Edition security software:  When it comes to security, the best known isn't always best” by Simon Williams, March 5, 2008. 
http://www.vnunet.com/computeractive/software/
2211303/review-eset-smart-security-home

 

 

February, 2008

 Dark Reading “Stolen FTP Credentials Offered for Sale: Major Firms at Risk” by Kelly Jackson Higgins, February 27
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?
doc_id=147123&WT.svl=news2_1

NetworkWorld – “Microsoft Scrambles to Quash Friendly ‘Worm’ Story” by Jeremy Kirk, February 19
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/
021908-microsoft-scrambles-to-quash-
friendly.html?fsrc=rss-security

 Internetnews.com—“Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed?” by Andy Patrizio, February 6
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/02/
06/3254263.htm

InfoWorld—“Be prepared: ActiveX attacks will persist,” by Matt Hines, February 19, 2008
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/
08NF-activex-horror_1.html

E Commerce Times “The Cost of ID Theft, Part 2: Fixing the System” by Andrew K. Burger, February 6
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/
61542.html

E-Commerce Times “The Cost of ID Theft, Part 1: Beyond Dollars and Cents” by Andrew K. Burger, February 5
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-
Cost-of-ID-Theft-Part-1-Beyond-Dollars-and-
Cents-61515.html

AMTSO “Security Software Industry Takes First Steps Towards Forming Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization”  (Press Release) February 4
http://www.amtso.org/index.php?view=article&
catid=2%3Apressreleases&id=5%3A
formationpressrelease&option=com_content&
Itemid=2

 

Computer Power User - Loading Zone - ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0, by Warren Ernst, February 1.
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/
article.asp?article=articles%2farchive%2fc0802%
2f42a02%2f42a02.asp&guid=
CA392E07D51846C6B4FD82B56800499A

 

January, 2008

TechNewsWorld “Malware Purveyors Had Banner Year in '07”  by Andrew K. Burger, January 31
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/security/
61462.html

VNU.net “Storm Malware Still Blowing Strong” January 28, Clement James
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2208171/
storm-malware-blowing-strong

Reseller News (New Zealand) “Smart Security Touches Down” January 24, Hamish Barwick
http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/
E9AA79D5D8E27578CC2573DB00089596

 La Prensa San Diego - "Software Development increasing in Tijuana" by Pablo Jaime Saintz
http://www.eset.com/company/pressimages/
08_01_11_La Prensa.pdf

IT Pro  “Public Sector Roundup:  Simple Antivirus for School” January 11, by Nicole Kobie
http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/154812/public-
sector-roundup-simple-antivirus-for-school.html

 Enterprise Networking Planet – “Nugache Overhauled, Overtaking Storm Worm? by Andy Patrizio, January 9
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com
/news/article.php/3720626

Internetnews.com   - “Spammers Hijack Microsoft's SkyDrive Service” by Andy Patrizio, January 9
http://www.internetnews.com/security/
article.php/3720681

Search Security Australia – “Antivirus Passes Opera’s Audition” by Staff, January 8
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/topics
/article.asp?DocID=6101094

AME Info - “Yemen LNG Secures Itself with NOD32” by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, January 6
http://www.ameinfo.com/143176.html

eWeek – “How to Prepare for Next Year’s Security Threats”, by Randy Abrams, January 3
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,
2243412,00.asp