Threat Landscape


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Threat landscape

What is fileless malware and how to protect yourself

What is fileless malware and how to protect yourself

Threat landscape

What is fileless malware and how to protect yourself

Some forms of malware are more sophisticated than others, like fileless malware. It is an elusive threat, challenging our understanding of cybersecurity.

Márk Szabó 24 Sep 2024


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Democratization of cybercrime: Understanding MaaS and Infostealers

Democratization of cybercrime: Understanding MaaS and Infostealers

Threat landscape

Democratization of cybercrime: Understanding MaaS and Infostealers

Malware as a Service (MaaS) has opened the floodgates for cybercriminals, allowing even those without technical know-how to unleash chaos on unsuspecting victims.

Márk Szabó 19 Jun 2024


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Locked Shields 2024: Ancient inspiration deployed for today’s complex digital battlegrounds

Locked Shields 2024: Ancient inspiration deployed for today’s complex digital battlegrounds

Threat landscape

Locked Shields 2024: Ancient inspiration deployed for today’s complex digital battlegrounds

Is it strange that cybersecurity companies would be called to share their expertise in a military simulation of today’s digital battlespace? The answer seems to be a resounding no.

James Shepperd 17 Jun 2024


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Valuable targets attract advanced threat actors. How to defend against quiet and persistent attacks

Valuable targets attract advanced threat actors. How to defend against quiet and persistent attacks

Threat landscape

Valuable targets attract advanced threat actors. How to defend against quiet and persistent attacks

C-level executives, diplomats, and high-ranking IT managers usually have access to sensitive information, huge amounts of data, finances, or more. And adversaries know it.

Roman Cuprik 12 Jun 2024


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Armor your Achilles’ heel. Reduce your business' attack surface vectoring from employee mobile devices

Armor your Achilles’ heel. Reduce your business' attack surface vectoring from employee mobile devices

Threat landscape

Armor your Achilles’ heel. Reduce your business' attack surface vectoring from employee mobile devices

The number of Android threats detected by ESET telemetry in the past four years has tripled.

Roman Cuprik 27 May 2024


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ESET WORLD 2024: Europeans face evolving cyberthreats. Defense strategies need to be robust and pragmatic

ESET WORLD 2024: Europeans face evolving cyberthreats. Defense strategies need to be robust and pragmatic

Threat landscape

ESET WORLD 2024: Europeans face evolving cyberthreats. Defense strategies need to be robust and pragmatic

Guest speaker, Forrester Sr. analyst Tope Olufon explains how to stay resilient in Europe’s fluid threat landscape.

Roman Cuprik 23 May 2024


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Preparing for UEFI bootkits. ESET discovery shows the importance of cyber intelligence

Preparing for UEFI bootkits. ESET discovery shows the importance of cyber intelligence

Threat landscape

Preparing for UEFI bootkits. ESET discovery shows the importance of cyber intelligence

Some threats bypass standard security tools. In such cases, security operators capable of deep analysis are needed.

Roman Cuprik 08 May 2024


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Spray-and-pray tactics get an upgrade. MSPs face advanced phishing

Spray-and-pray tactics get an upgrade. MSPs face advanced phishing

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Spray-and-pray tactics get an upgrade. MSPs face advanced phishing

Cybercriminals leverage AceCryptor and Rescoms (RAT) to upgrade spam phishing messages difficult to recognize by both humans and machines. To defend, MSPs automate protection.

Roman Cuprik 23 Apr 2024


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I am not sorry for wasting your time: Lessons to learn from Texonto PSYOPs targeting Ukraine

I am not sorry for wasting your time: Lessons to learn from Texonto PSYOPs targeting Ukraine

Threat landscape

I am not sorry for wasting your time: Lessons to learn from Texonto PSYOPs targeting Ukraine

Since the invasion started, ESET has both investigated and prevented a significant number of attacks launched by Russia-aligned groups against Ukraine.

Roman Cuprik 21 Feb 2024