Márk Szabó

Security Writer


Education?
Master's in International Relations and European Politics.

Position and history at ESET?
Joined in early 2023 as Junior PR and Security Writer. 

What malware do you hate the most?
I don’t hate malware; I find it annoying. Makes us all more paranoid.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace?
Privacy is key. That and be conscious about your data online.

Favorite activities?
Browsing Wikipedia leisurely or gaming.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it?
Depends. I started with a PS1, but I acquired an old custom PC in the early 2000s – wasn’t much but it served me well for years. Plus, it inspired me to build my own.

Favorite computer game/activity?
Tough question. I love grand strategy games, but I’ve spent most of my time playing various RPGs.


96 articles by Márk Szabó

Prevention and Awareness

AI is changing security: Here’s how to keep up

AI is changing security: Here’s how to keep up

Prevention and Awareness

AI is changing security: Here’s how to keep up

Faced with a new AI-driven attack surface, it’s time for cybersecurity to take the reins.

Márk Szabó • 30 Sep 2026 • 12 min. read


Endpoint Security and XDR

What is XDR? How extended detection and response works

What is XDR? How extended detection and response works

Endpoint Security and XDR

What is XDR? How extended detection and response works

Expand your detection horizons.

Márk Szabó • 23 Sep 2026 • 16 min. read


Sidebar Position Top

Satellites: The next cyber frontier?

Satellites: The next cyber frontier?

Sidebar Position Top

Satellites: The next cyber frontier?

Our critical infrastructure now depends on systems hundreds of miles above Earth. The security risks? Closer than you think.

Márk Szabó • 18 Sep 2026 • 8 min. read


MDR & Services

What is MDR? The benefits of effortless, supervised cybersecurity

What is MDR? The benefits of effortless, supervised cybersecurity

MDR & Services

What is MDR? The benefits of effortless, supervised cybersecurity

Security operations support without building everything yourself.

Márk Szabó • 07 Sep 2026 • 15 min. read


Cloud and Application Security

What are malicious email attachments? How to stay protected

What are malicious email attachments? How to stay protected

Cloud and Application Security

What are malicious email attachments? How to stay protected

Not every email attachment is as benign as it seems.

Márk Szabó • 10 Aug 2026 • 10 min. read


Prevention and Awareness

Hacked: How to extract adversaries embedded in a business network

Hacked: How to extract adversaries embedded in a business network

Prevention and Awareness

Hacked: How to extract adversaries embedded in a business network

Not all failures are loud enough to notice.

Márk Szabó • 05 Aug 2026 • 16 min. read


Threat landscape

Dream job: What’s behind the rise in malicious job offers?

Dream job: What’s behind the rise in malicious job offers?

Threat landscape

Dream job: What’s behind the rise in malicious job offers?

North Korea-aligned APTs are turning employees’ career moves into malicious access paths to company networks.

Márk Szabó • 13 Jul 2026 • 13 min. read


Threat landscape

What will it take for ransomware to become irrelevant?

What will it take for ransomware to become irrelevant?

Threat landscape

What will it take for ransomware to become irrelevant?

Signs point to fewer organizations buckling under pressure. But that’s not where this story ends.

Márk Szabó • 06 Jul 2026 • 6 min. read


Prevention and Awareness

Cyber resilience 101: Why a simple checklist won’t protect your school

Cyber resilience 101: Why a simple checklist won’t protect your school

Prevention and Awareness

Cyber resilience 101: Why a simple checklist won’t protect your school

Schools are critical in ensuring continued growth and innovation. So why not give them appropriate protection?

Márk Szabó • 15 Jun 2026 • 15 min. read