ESET Press Center In the News 2012
ESET Press Center
"Check BYOD Security Before Hitting the Road"
By David Rosenbaum
IT Business Edge, May. 15, '12
By David Rosenbaum
IT Business Edge, May. 15, '12
"FBI issues computer security warning to travelers"
By Edward Leeron
NetGlobers, May. 14, '12
By Edward Leeron
NetGlobers, May. 14, '12
"FBI Sounds Alarm on Hotel WiFi Caper"
By John P. Mello Jr.
TechNewsWorld, May. 14, '12
By John P. Mello Jr.
TechNewsWorld, May. 14, '12
"FBI warns travelers of cyber attacks while abroad"
By Nancy Trejos
USA Today, May. 14, '12
By Nancy Trejos
USA Today, May. 14, '12
"Smartphones becoming popular target for hackers"
By Jonathan Bloom
ABC San Francisco, May. 11, '12
By Jonathan Bloom
ABC San Francisco, May. 11, '12
"ESET North America details their security solutions"
By By Rich Tehrani
TMCNet, May. 11, '12
By By Rich Tehrani
TMCNet, May. 11, '12
"ESET Mobile Security For Android Out Of Beta, Now Supports ICS & Honeycomb"
By A. Rehmann
AddictiveTips.com, May. 11, '12
By A. Rehmann
AddictiveTips.com, May. 11, '12
"FBI Warning: Don't Update Software on the Road"
By Fahmida Y. Rashid
PC Magazine, May. 9, '12
By Fahmida Y. Rashid
PC Magazine, May. 9, '12
"ESET releases Mobile Security for Android - but are users ready to ..."
By Gary Sims
Android Authority, May. 7, '12
By Gary Sims
Android Authority, May. 7, '12
"How to Remove Viruses Safely Without Panicking"
By Sue Marquette Poremba
TechNews Daily, May. 7, '12
By Sue Marquette Poremba
TechNews Daily, May. 7, '12
"ESET Mobile Security Available on Google Play"
By Anuradha Shukla
Fixed Mobile Convergence, May. 7, '12
By Anuradha Shukla
Fixed Mobile Convergence, May. 7, '12
"ESET Mobile Security for Android leaves Beta, available in Play Store"
By Corey Gunther
Android Community & SlashGear, May. 2, '12
By Corey Gunther
Android Community & SlashGear, May. 2, '12
"ESET Launches Mobile Anti-Malware Suite for Android"
By Terry Walsh
We Got Served, May. 1, '12
By Terry Walsh
We Got Served, May. 1, '12
" Follow the PCR Retail Boot Camp news on Twitter"
By Helen French
PCR-online.biz, May. 1, '12
By Helen French
PCR-online.biz, May. 1, '12
"ESET deploys forward-to-a-friend emails to boost sales and customer acquisition"
By Dianna Dilworth
Direct Marketing News, May. 1, '12
By Dianna Dilworth
Direct Marketing News, May. 1, '12
April, 2012
"Last chance to register for the VIP dealer event of the year"
By Lisa Carter
PCR-online.biz, Apr. 30, '12
By Lisa Carter
PCR-online.biz, Apr. 30, '12
" Bulwark Technologies to participate in COMEX 2012"
By Rana Mesbah
AME Info, Apr. 30, '12
By Rana Mesbah
AME Info, Apr. 30, '12
" Facebook Enlists InfoSec Mavens for Big Malware Vaccination"
By Richard Adhikari
TechNewsWorld, Apr. 26, '12
By Richard Adhikari
TechNewsWorld, Apr. 26, '12
"ESET previews Endpoint Solutions in Singapore ahead of May launch"
By Siang Liang
VR-Zone, Apr. 24, '12
By Siang Liang
VR-Zone, Apr. 24, '12
"Iran cuts off oil plants hit by mystery data-destroying virus"
By John Leyden
The Register, Apr. 25, '12
By John Leyden
The Register, Apr. 25, '12
"Boxun.com hit by cyber attacks after Bo Xilai reporting"
By Staff
BBC News, Apr. 24, '12
By Staff
BBC News, Apr. 24, '12
"Iran oil terminal network hit by mystery "worm""
By John E Dunn
TechWorld, Apr. 23, '12
By John E Dunn
TechWorld, Apr. 23, '12
"New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests"
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine, Apr. 19, '12
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine, Apr. 19, '12
"ESET looks to secure new retail relationships at Boot Camp"
By Lisa Carter
PCR, Apr. 19, '12
By Lisa Carter
PCR, Apr. 19, '12
"New trojan attacks the hotel rather than the guests"
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine, Apr. 19, '12
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine, Apr. 19, '12
"Shadowserver uncovers campaign against Vietnam in Hardcore Charlie's file dump"
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Apr. 17, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Apr. 17, '12
"Researchers uncover new espionage malware preying on Mac users"
By by Dan Goodin
ArsTechnica, Apr. 16, '12
By by Dan Goodin
ArsTechnica, Apr. 16, '12
"Antivirus Test: Many Successes, Many False Positives"
By Neil J. Rubenking
PC Magazine, Apr. 16, '12
By Neil J. Rubenking
PC Magazine, Apr. 16, '12
"Survey: Most companies with BYOD users don't have BYOD policy"
By Wayne Rash
FierceMobileIT, Apr. 13, '12
By Wayne Rash
FierceMobileIT, Apr. 13, '12
"Nuclear Pack exploit kit introduces anti-honeyclient crawling feature"
By Dancho Danchev
ZDNet, Apr. 13, '12
By Dancho Danchev
ZDNet, Apr. 13, '12
"Apple Vows To Fight Flashback Virus, Mac Users Receive Wake-Up Call"
By Gerry Smith
HuffingtonPost, Apr. 11, '12
By Gerry Smith
HuffingtonPost, Apr. 11, '12
"Apple Computers Vulnerable to 'Flashback' Malware"
By Ian Bush
CBS Philadelphia , Apr. 11, '12
By Ian Bush
CBS Philadelphia , Apr. 11, '12
"Web-based malware use smart redirection to evade URL security scanners"
By Lucian Constantin
Techworld.com , Apr. 10, '12
By Lucian Constantin
Techworld.com , Apr. 10, '12
"Employees who BYOD leave basic security behind, study finds"
By Kevin McCaney
Government Computer News, Apr. 9, '12
By Kevin McCaney
Government Computer News, Apr. 9, '12
"Web Attacks Use Smart Redirection to Evade URL Security Scanners"
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld , Apr. 9, '12
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld , Apr. 9, '12
"Blackhole-laden spam targets airline passengers"
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine , Apr. 8, '12
By Staff
Infosecurity Magazine , Apr. 8, '12
"Employers and Their Employees Aren't Practicing BYOD Security"
By Sue Marquette Poremba
IT Business Edge, Apr. 6, '12
By Sue Marquette Poremba
IT Business Edge, Apr. 6, '12
"Survey: Third of Irish people use pirated software"
By Staff
Irish Examiner, Apr. 3, '12
By Staff
Irish Examiner, Apr. 3, '12
"Why The Future of Shazam Is TV, Not Music"
By Richard MacManus
ReadWriteWeb, Apr. 3, '12
By Richard MacManus
ReadWriteWeb, Apr. 3, '12
"Survey: Third of Irish people use pirated software"
By Staff
BreakingNews.ie, Apr. 3, '12
By Staff
BreakingNews.ie, Apr. 3, '12
"CrowdStrike researchers deny that Kelihos has spawned a new version"
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine, Apr. 2, '12
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine, Apr. 2, '12
"The Big Websites List 2012: 72 Sites You Don't Want To Miss"
By Staff
Maximum PC, Apr. 2, '12
By Staff
Maximum PC, Apr. 2, '12
"Pastebin to hire staff to tackle hackers' 'sensitive' posts"
By Leo Kelion
BBC News, Apr. 2, '12
By Leo Kelion
BBC News, Apr. 2, '12
March, 2012
"ESET Unleashes a New Data Stealing Trojan: Win32/Georbot"
By Staff
SPAMFighter, Mar. 30, '12
By Staff
SPAMFighter, Mar. 30, '12
" New Trojans Use Old Tricks to Infiltrate Macs"
By Andrew Tarantola
Gizmodo, Mar. 30, '12
By Andrew Tarantola
Gizmodo, Mar. 30, '12
"Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X"
By Dan Goodin
Ars Technica, Mar. 29, '12
By Dan Goodin
Ars Technica, Mar. 29, '12
"How Pinterest is making all of us visual learners"
By Rosalie Murphy
USA Today, Mar. 29, '12
By Rosalie Murphy
USA Today, Mar. 29, '12
" ESET analyzes the Office-based Trojan threat for OS X"
By Topher Kessler
CNET, Mar. 28, '12
By Topher Kessler
CNET, Mar. 28, '12
"Microsoft takes control of 800 domains associated with Zeus botnets"
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Mar. 26, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Mar. 26, '12
"Cyber-espionage botnet tied to country of Georgia website remains a mystery"
By Ellen Messmer
NetworkWorld, Mar. 22, '12
By Ellen Messmer
NetworkWorld, Mar. 22, '12
"New Malware Puts Nasty Spin On Remote Control"
By Matthew J. Schwartz
InformationWeek, Mar. 21, '12
By Matthew J. Schwartz
InformationWeek, Mar. 21, '12
"New Botnet Emanates From Republic Of Georgia, Researchers Say"
By Tim Wilson
Dark Reading, Mar. 21, '12
By Tim Wilson
Dark Reading, Mar. 21, '12
"More Malware Discovered With Stolen Digital Certificates"
By Sara Yin
PC Magazine, Mar. 17, '12
By Sara Yin
PC Magazine, Mar. 17, '12
"Avast antivirus support firm apologises for mis-selling"
By John E Dunn
TechWorld, Mar. 16, '12
By John E Dunn
TechWorld, Mar. 16, '12
"Tech support scammers target antivirus customers with new tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
TechWorld, Mar. 16, '12
By Lucian Constantin
TechWorld, Mar. 16, '12
"Rating: Just exactly is this malware escaping into the wild?"
By Tony Dennis
Mobile Apps News, Mar. 16, '12
By Tony Dennis
Mobile Apps News, Mar. 16, '12
"Cold-calling scammers target antivirus customers, diversify their tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
ARN, Mar. 16, '12
By Lucian Constantin
ARN, Mar. 16, '12
"Cold-calling Scammers Target Antivirus Customers, Diversify Their Tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld, Mar. 15, '12
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld, Mar. 15, '12
"Study: Protecting Corporate Data at Rest is Hard When It Rests on Your Phone"
By Scott M. Fulton, III
ReadWriteWeb, Mar. 15, '12
By Scott M. Fulton, III
ReadWriteWeb, Mar. 15, '12
"Tech support scammers target antivirus customers, diversify tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
ComputerWorld, Mar. 15, '12
By Lucian Constantin
ComputerWorld, Mar. 15, '12
"Cold-calling scammers target antivirus customers, diversify their tactics"
By By Lucian Constantin
NetworkWorld, Mar. 15, '12
By By Lucian Constantin
NetworkWorld, Mar. 15, '12
"Cold-calling Scammers Target Antivirus Customers, Diversify Their Tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld, Mar. 15, '12
By Lucian Constantin
PCWorld, Mar. 15, '12
"Cold-calling scammers target antivirus customers, diversify their tactics"
By Lucian Constantin
ARN, Mar. 15, '12
By Lucian Constantin
ARN, Mar. 15, '12
"Graphic of the Day: How Google Could Connect Your Data Points"
By Jordan Robertson
Bloomberg, Mar. 14, '12
By Jordan Robertson
Bloomberg, Mar. 14, '12
"Review: ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 Business Edition"
By Paul Rubens
eSecurity Planet, Mar. 14, '12
By Paul Rubens
eSecurity Planet, Mar. 14, '12
"Performance comparison between Bit9, Symantec and McAfee"
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Mar. 14, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Mar. 14, '12
"ESET's NOD32 Antivirus 5.x Compatible With Windows Home Server v1 and 2011"
By Jim Clark
We Got Served, Mar. 12, '12
By Jim Clark
We Got Served, Mar. 12, '12
"Lost your phone? Assume the worst, study finds"
By William Jackson
Government Computer News, Mar. 9, '12
By William Jackson
Government Computer News, Mar. 9, '12
"80% of Employees use Personal Devices for Work, but Many Fail to Keep Them Safe and Secure"
By Knowlton Thomas
TechVibes, Mar. 6, '12
By Knowlton Thomas
TechVibes, Mar. 6, '12
"Most Android anti-virus products don't work, tests find"
By Matt Liebowitz
MSNBC.com, Mar. 6, '12
By Matt Liebowitz
MSNBC.com, Mar. 6, '12
"Click with care: Pinterest falls prey to phishing scams"
By Meghan Kelly
VentureBeat, Mar. 5, '12
By Meghan Kelly
VentureBeat, Mar. 5, '12
"RSAC 2012: BYOD isn't coming – it's here and you can't stop it"
By Steve Ragan
Tech Herald, Mar. 5, '12
By Steve Ragan
Tech Herald, Mar. 5, '12
"Click with care: Pinterest falls prey to phishing scams"
By Meghan Kelly
VentureBeat, Mar. 5, '12
By Meghan Kelly
VentureBeat, Mar. 5, '12
"RSAC 2012: BYOD isn't coming – it's here and you can't stop it"
By Steve Ragan
Tech Herald, Mar. 5, '12
By Steve Ragan
Tech Herald, Mar. 5, '12
"Grappling with BYOD--Harsh Reality: 80% of Users Employ Personal Devices"
By Staff
Health InfoSecurity, Mar. 2, '12
By Staff
Health InfoSecurity, Mar. 2, '12
"Bring Your Own Device is a big problem for IT data integrity, but one they could easily fix"
By Anthony Domanico
IntoMobile.com, Mar. 2, '12
By Anthony Domanico
IntoMobile.com, Mar. 2, '12
"Report: Most people don't rush to lock devices with passwords"
By Rosa Golajin
MSNBC , Mar. 2, '12
By Rosa Golajin
MSNBC , Mar. 2, '12
"iPad, BYOD trend, raises IT security issues that can be easily fixed"
By David Needle
TabTimes, Mar. 2, '12
By David Needle
TabTimes, Mar. 2, '12
"Most smartphone, tablet owners not concerned with locking devices: report"
By Rachel King
ZDNet, Mar. 2, '12
By Rachel King
ZDNet, Mar. 2, '12
"BYOD security problem: Less than 10% of tablet owners use auto-lock"
By Matthew Miller
ZDNet, Mar. 1, '12
By Matthew Miller
ZDNet, Mar. 1, '12
February, 2012
"Enterprises Facing Major Lapses in BYOD Security: Study"
By Beecher Tuttle
TMCnet.com, Feb. 29, '12
By Beecher Tuttle
TMCnet.com, Feb. 29, '12
"Survey Reveals BYOD Security Measures Being Ignored"
By Sue Marquette Poremba
IT Business Edge, Feb. 29, '12
By Sue Marquette Poremba
IT Business Edge, Feb. 29, '12
"RSA 2012: Malware gets the boot in Windows 8, notes Charney"
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Feb. 28, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity, Feb. 28, '12
"Is the AV industry showing signs of exasperation at users' apathy?"
By Staff
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 24, '12
By Staff
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 24, '12
"The Pirate ship must sail into the sunset – but if you believe that you must be as inept as our politicians"
By Kevin Townsend
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 21, '12
By Kevin Townsend
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 21, '12
"Price cuts, new niches for Win 8 security rivals"
By Ellyne Phneah
ZDnet Asia, Feb. 21, '12
By Ellyne Phneah
ZDnet Asia, Feb. 21, '12
"Internet benefits come with dangers"
By John E. Usalis
Republican Herald, Feb. 14, '12
By John E. Usalis
Republican Herald, Feb. 14, '12
"David Harley comments on the ACPO National Cyber Crime Conference"
By Kevin Townsend
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 14, '12
By Kevin Townsend
Kevin Townsend, Feb. 14, '12
"Blackhole Exploit Kit Infects 2,900 Cryptome Visitors"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Feb. 13, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Feb. 13, '12
"ESET: Top 5 Valentine's Day Scams Doing The Rounds"
By Nachiket Mhatre
TechTree, Feb. 9, '12
By Nachiket Mhatre
TechTree, Feb. 9, '12
"2011 review: CNI targetted, spam down, botnets up"
By Staff
Infosecurity (US), Feb. 8, '12
By Staff
Infosecurity (US), Feb. 8, '12
"Spammers are targeting QuickBooks users in a tax-related scam that links to a BlackHole exploit kit."
By By Staff
Infosecurity (US), Feb. 7, '12
By By Staff
Infosecurity (US), Feb. 7, '12
"ESET launches single user antivirus retail pack"
By Ashwanitrivone
Channel Times, Feb. 3, '12
By Ashwanitrivone
Channel Times, Feb. 3, '12
"How Apple lulls Mac owners into a false sense of security"
By Davey Winder
PC Pro, Feb. 3, '12
By Davey Winder
PC Pro, Feb. 3, '12
"The Fear Of Integrating Apple In A Microsoft-centric World"
By Mark Williams
eWeek Europe, Feb. 3, '12
By Mark Williams
eWeek Europe, Feb. 3, '12
January, 2012
"ESET Sponsoring Business Journal's IT Awards; Nominations Sought"
By Brad Graves
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 31, '12
By Brad Graves
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 31, '12
"Smartphones Vulnerable To Malicious QR Codes"
By Nachiket 'therapist' Mhatre
Tech Tree, Jan. 30, '12
By Nachiket 'therapist' Mhatre
Tech Tree, Jan. 30, '12
"MacWorld-iWorld Expo 2012: Top 10 Must-Have Gadgets, Software and Apps"
By Surojit Chatterjee
International Business Times, Jan. 28, '12
By Surojit Chatterjee
International Business Times, Jan. 28, '12
"ANALYSIS: Happy Data Privacy Day, Punk!"
By Kurt Mackie
Redmond Magazine, Jan. 27, '12
By Kurt Mackie
Redmond Magazine, Jan. 27, '12
"Stolen Software: Piracy Hits More than Movies and Music; With all the focus on Hollywood, its worth...."
By Michael Muchmore
PC Magazine, Jan. 25, '12
By Michael Muchmore
PC Magazine, Jan. 25, '12
"Could a distributed denial-of-service attack be made on your inbox?"
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine, Jan. 24, '12
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine, Jan. 24, '12
"Cyber crime is now a booming industry"
By Priyanka Joshi
Business Standard, Jan. 23, '12
By Priyanka Joshi
Business Standard, Jan. 23, '12
"Hardened Android Release Has Better Sandboxing And Access-Control Policies"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek Europe, Jan. 20, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek Europe, Jan. 20, '12
"Cloud-Based Antivirus Now Welcome in VB100 Test"
By Neil Rubenking
PC Magazine, Jan. 19, '12
By Neil Rubenking
PC Magazine, Jan. 19, '12
"Security history: Nothing like an old-fashioned boot sector virus"
By Michael Cooney
Network World, Jan. 19, '12
By Michael Cooney
Network World, Jan. 19, '12
"What Companies can Learn from the Zappos Breach"
By Jeff James
Syndication: Computerworld, TechWorld Windows IT Pro, Jan. 18, '12
By Jeff James
Syndication: Computerworld, TechWorld Windows IT Pro, Jan. 18, '12
"NSA Releases SE Android With Better Sandboxing, Access-Control Policies"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 19, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 19, '12
"Symantec Confirms Source Code Stolen in 2006 Breach It Didnt Know About"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 18, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 18, '12
"SOPA Web Protests Sure to Inspire Malware Distribution Scams"
By Fahmida Rashid, by Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 18, '12
By Fahmida Rashid, by Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 18, '12
"Great expectations: WPS, "Whoops!!!", the Grim Reaver, and what you can expect from anti-virus"
By David Harley
SC Magazine, Jan. 16, '12
By David Harley
SC Magazine, Jan. 16, '12
"Health Software firm develops Android app while NHS warns on tablet security"
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Jan. 15, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Jan. 15, '12
"DNS Redirect Provision Suspended From SOPA (and PIPA)"
By Tim Verry
PC Perspective, Jan. 15, '12
By Tim Verry
PC Perspective, Jan. 15, '12
"Bootkits take aim at the Windows 64-bit platform"
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Jan. 13, '12
By Staff
InfoSecurity Magazine, Jan. 13, '12
"Fighting cyber threats with malware not ideal"
By Ellyne Phneah
ZDNet Asia, Jan. 13, '12
By Ellyne Phneah
ZDNet Asia, Jan. 13, '12
"Malware results from Facebook Timeline attacks"
By Staff
ProSecurityZone, Jan. 12, '12
By Staff
ProSecurityZone, Jan. 12, '12
"AV Comparatives Rates Kaspersky Best Overall"
By David Strom
ReadWriteWeb, Jan. 11, '12
By David Strom
ReadWriteWeb, Jan. 11, '12
"Patch Tuesday January 2012: 7 Updates Correcting 8 Issues"
By Tim Fisher
About.com, Jan. 10, '12
By Tim Fisher
About.com, Jan. 10, '12
"Symantec Confirms Hackers Stole Outdated Code, Downplays Impact"
By Fahmida Rashid
Channel Insider, Jan. 9, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
Channel Insider, Jan. 9, '12
"Symantec Confirms Hackers Stole Outdated Code, Downplays Impact"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 6, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 6, '12
" Kim Jong-il YouTube Video Used to Spread Malware"
By Eduard Kovacs
Softpedia, Jan. 5, '12
By Eduard Kovacs
Softpedia, Jan. 5, '12
"Hackers' Threat to Publish Symantec Source Code Not a Reason to Worry"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 5, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 5, '12
"User opposition to Facebook Timeline leads warnings about scam pages"
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine (UK), Jan. 5, '12
By Dan Raywood
SC Magazine (UK), Jan. 5, '12
"Analysis of Stratfor Site Breach Reveals Weak Passwords, Poor Enforcement"
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 4, '12
By Fahmida Rashid
eWeek, Jan. 4, '12
"Identity Theft Threat Looms Large After Recent Anonymous Stratfor Hack"
By Kevin McCaney
Redmond Magazine, Jan. 4, '12
By Kevin McCaney
Redmond Magazine, Jan. 4, '12
"Army warns of ID theft from Stratfor hack"
By Kevin McCaney
Government Computer News, Jan. 4, '12
By Kevin McCaney
Government Computer News, Jan. 4, '12



























































































