ESET’s Miguel Ángel Mendoza looks at a range of forensic analysis techniques that are used to examine digital images. The post Forensic analysis techniques for digital imaging appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The UK parliament has launched an inquiry into its cybersecurity defense measures, describing cyberthreats as a “major security challenge”. The post UK launches major cybersecurity inquiry appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The number of scams spreading through the messaging app WhatsApp keeps on increasing, reports Lucas Paus. And there’s already a new one in 2017. The post Beware new WhatsApp scam offering “free internet without Wi-Fi” appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The term Fast Flux can refer to networks used by several botnets to hide the domains used to download malware or host phishing websites, says Josep Albors. The post Fast Flux networks: What are they and how do they work? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

For years, IoT security seemed like solving a problem that didn’t exist. Not anymore says ESET’s Cameron Camp, who was at this year’s CES. The post CES: IoT security comes of age appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Tips on securing the Alexa service on Amazon Echo devices, notably voice purchasing, a topic brought into focus by the recent “San Diego dollhouse TV story”. The post Amazon Echo and the Alexa dollhouses: Security tips and takeaways appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A senior UK police officer has suggested that offenders of cybercrime should be penalized by being made to wear Wi-Fi jammers rather than being sent to prison. The post Cybercriminals ‘should be punished with Wi-Fi jammers’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A US government probe into claims that certain heart implants are vulnerable to hacking attacks, has resulted in emergency security patches being issued for devices that cardiac patients have in their homes. The post Security scare over hackable heart implants appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Justin Liverman, a student from North Carolina, has admitted collaborating in a harassment scheme targeting US officials and their families. The post Man pleads guilty to role in harassment scheme against senior US government officials appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Cameron Camp just about recovered from the sensory overload that is CES to gather his thoughts on what was another fascinating event. The post Connected car hacking: Who’s to blame? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The US Federal Trade Commission has again acted on its serious concerns about data privacy and security in the Internet of Things (IoT). This time D-Link webcams and routers are the focus. Stephen Cobb puts this latest FTC move in context. The post FTC IoT privacy and security push points out D-Link router and webcam […]

More needs to be done to better equip children for life in a digital world, according to a new report from England’s children’s commissioner. The post Children in a digital world ‘need lessons in online safety’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET has discovered a Linux variant of the KillDisk component that renders Linux machines unbootable, while encrypting files and requesting a large ransom at the same time. The post KillDisk now targeting Linux: Demands $250K ransom, but can’t decrypt appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

We are pleased to present our annual report Windows exploitation in 2016. In this latest version of our report, we offer a fresh look at modern security features in Windows 10. The post Windows exploitation in 2016 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The Federal Trade Commission have launched a competition to encourage the public to devise a technical solution to protect IoT devices from security threats. The post Federal Trade Commission launches $25,000 IoT security competition appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

In this feature, we capture some of the key ideas discussed in ESET’s latest trends paper for 2017, Security Held Ransom. The post The year in security: Trends 2017 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Put cyber security at the top of your New Year’s resolution list for 2017, implementing a digital detox and improving your online behaviors. The post Cyber-savvy New Year’s resolutions you’ll want to keep appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

In 2016, companies have had their security solutions tested by increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. We look at the year’s biggest security incidents. The post The 10 biggest security incidents of 2016 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Tips for cash-strapped retailers looking to avoid getting hacked, during the holiday shopping season, or any other season. The post Retailers! Avoid getting hacked during the holiday season (or any other time of the year) appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

It has become one of the most topical and discussed topics in information security in recent times. In this video we outline some of the key aspects of encryption. The post What is encryption and how does it work? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Netflix has become the latest big name brand to have one of its social media accounts hijacked by OurMine. The post OurMine hijacks Netflix’s US Twitter account appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Cyberbullying has come to be a huge problem on the internet. Here are some important things to be aware of. The post What is cyberbullying and how to defend against it? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Highlighting 20 success stories in the struggle against cybercrime, from indictments to arrests, extraditions to sentencing. Law enforcement efforts in cyberspace may have borne more fruit in 2016 than in any other year. The post Year-end cybercrime update 2016: an avalanche of good news? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Peter Kálnai and Michal Malik report on a new Linux/Rakos threat – devices and servers are under SSH scan again. The post New Linux/Rakos threat: devices and servers under SSH scan (again) appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The head of the UK’s NCSC has been asked to offer more detail into how the financial services sector will be protected from cyberattacks. The post NCSC boss asked to detail efforts to protect financial services sector against cyberattacks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

IoT attacks are on the rise. As the technology becomes more relevant to our lives, we take a look at what the state of play is. The post IoT attacks: 10 things you need to know appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The cybersecurity skills gap is a big problem for organizations struggling to protect rapidly expanding systems from a growing range of threats. We look at how big and what to do about it. The post Cybersecurity skills gap: it’s big and it’s bad for security appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

With spirits and internet usage at an all time high, there’s no better time for cybercriminals to lure a victim online. Here are 12 threats to be aware of. The post Don’t let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Trends for 2017: Security Held Ransom report includes a review of the most important events of last year and outlines trends in cybercriminal activity and cyberthreats for 2017. The post ESET Trends for 2017: Holding security ransom appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Yahoo has announced that one billion of its user accounts has been affected by a data breach. ESET’s Mark James offers some informative security advice. The post Yahoo data breach: What you can do appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Yahoo has experienced the biggest data breach in history, with up to one billion user accounts thought to have been affected by a historic security incident. The post Yahoo experiences biggest data breach in history: 1 billion affected appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A new holiday season scam campaign is plaguing social media – and this time it’s pretending to sell heavily discounted Uggs, reports ESET’s Ondrej Kubovič. The post Ray-Bans out, Uggs in: Holiday season scam plagues social media appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to offenses relating to 2015’s TalkTalk cyberattack has had his iPhone confiscated and been sentenced to a 12-month rehabilitation order. The post Teenager’s phone confiscated for TalkTalk cyberattack offenses appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Anton Cherepanov analyzes the work of TeleBots, a malicious toolset that was used in focused cyberattacks against targets in Ukraine’s financial sector. The post The rise of TeleBots: Analyzing disruptive KillDisk attacks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

It has not been a good year for the internet of things, security-wise. The latest IoT devices found vulnerable to trivial exploitation? Netgear routers. The post US-CERT warns Netgear routers can be easily exploited appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A new study from Newcastle University in the UK suggests that cybercriminals can access online banking details of any Visa card through a so-called Distributed Guessing Attack. The post Distributed Guessing Attack can ‘compromise Visa cards in just six seconds’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Cameron Camp takes a closer look at security by design for mobile device manufacturers, assessing where we are and where we are heading. The post Security by design for mobile device manufacturers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Miguel Ángel Mendoza looks at why combining technology with standards could combat fraud. The post Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET’s Anton Cherepanov Jean-Ian Boutin discuss their paper, titled Modern Attacks on Russian Financial Institutions, which was published earlier this year. The post Modern attacks on Russian financial institutions appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The security landscape has evolved to a point where most IT threats occur with the intention of generating financial gain for their creators and financiers. The post The cybercrime business model and its value chain appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Get Safe Online has issued a warning to consumers to be aware of banking scammers, as cybercriminals are finding more sophisticated ways to access their account details. The post Get Safe Online: Watch out for banking scammers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Go ahead and hack your car, that’s fine now. Go ahead and hack the Department of Defense, that’s okay too under new policies. It wasn’t always this way. The post Hacking is legal again finally (sometimes) appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

ESET lifts the lid on Android ransomware – the picture doesn’t look good. It’s on the increase and extremely sophisticated. The post Android ransomware spreads further, with new methods in its toolbox appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

David Harley, talking about child safety and security in (and yet not in) the South Atlantic. The post Child safety: An unexpected radio interview appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Earlier this week coordinated law enforcement action took down the Avalanche fast-flux network. ESET has been assisting in the cleanup. The post Avalanche takedown: Check if you are safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

A year ago on 2nd December 2015, a collaboration between major cybersecurity firms, law enforcement and software providers – including ESET and Microsoft – successfully managed to disrupt Dorkbot, a malware family that had been infiltrating systems worldwide for over four years. Since its detection in April 2011, Dorkbot had caused numerous problems for businesses […]

National lottery operator Camelot tells players to change their passwords after thousands of accounts have been accessed by cybercriminals. The post 26,500 National Lottery accounts accessed by cybercriminals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Cryptography is one of the fundamental aspects of information security. We look at it through the lens of the silver screen. The post Cryptography: How something nerdy went mainstream appeared first on We Live Security.

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet. The post 900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited appeared first on We Live Security.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has confirmed that it experienced a security incident over the weekend The post Muni experiences security incident appeared first on We Live Security.

ESET has developed a free tool to decrypt files and recover the information that might have been compromised by Crysis. The post New decryption tool for Crysis ransomware appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

If you are getting ready to hunt for online deals this Black Friday, here are a few tips that will help you keep attackers away from your hard earned money. The post Historic Black Friday online safely advice appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Organizations need to do more to prevent themselves from experiencing data breaches, as many people are of the opinion that not enough is currently being done. The post Organizations ‘not doing enough’ to prevent data breaches appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Hackers broke into the MailChimp accounts of some businesses, and send out malicious invoice emails to subscribers… but that doesn’t mean that MailChimp suffered a serious security breach. Once again, two-factor authentication could have saved users’ bacon. The post MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Michigan State University has experienced a data breach, which it said took place on November 13th. The post Michigan State University experiences data breach appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Amazon customers are the latest victims of an email scam, warns Get Safe Online. The post Get Safe Online warns of Amazon email scam appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Your business’s CCTV camera could be coughing up your admin passwords. Patch now, or regret later. The post Siemens-branded CCTV webcams require urgent firmware patch appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

The Conficker worm was huge news when it emerged towards the end of 2008, exploiting millions of Windows devices. Today, it remains one of the most pervasive malware families around the globe. The post The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

UK mobile company Three has fallen victim to a major data breach, with up to six million customers reported to have been affected. The post Three mobile network experiences data breach appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

WhatsApp is to add encrypted video calling to its service on Monday, as it continues to bolsters security on the app. The post WhatsApp to offer encrypted video calling appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

A new airline scam is promising people free Emirates flight tickets if they take part in a “fast survey”, ESET’s Denise Giusto Bilić reports. The post New airline scam promises free Emirates flight tickets appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

A teenager has admitted being behind last year’s TalkTalk cyberattack, explaining he compromised the company’s website to “show off” to his friends. The post Teenager admits to TalkTalk cyberattack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

The financial repercussions of a data breach have been highlighted by the $1 million fine handed out to Adobe Systems for a 2013 security incident. The post Adobe fined $1 million for 2013 data breach appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

This feature offers a very digested read of ESET’s trilogy of research papers on Sednit, one of the most notorious groups of cyberattackers in the world. The post Sednit: A very digested read appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Concerns over unprotected customer data sharing on WhatsApp and Facebook results in UK Information Commissioner threatening to enforce action. The post ICO concerned about privacy protection on WhatsApp/Facebook appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Smishing is nothing new. But that doesn’t mean that the criminals hell bent on stealing Apple ID password are resting on their laurels. The post Apple ID smishing evolves to lure more victims appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Google has announced new measures that resolve a security loophole that allows certain websites to circumnavigate its Safe Browsing service. The post Google fixes Safe Browsing security loophole appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Tesco Bank, which recently saw thousands of its customers lose funds to cybercriminals, has been found on the target list of the so-called Retefe malware. The post Tesco Bank not alone in being targeted by Retefe malware appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Interested in a career where you get to fight cybercrime on a daily basis? ESET’s senior research fellow David Harley takes a look at some key things. The post Careers in fighting cybercrime appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Secure your router, says ESET’s Lysa Myers. It can help protect all of your connected devices while they are in your home. The post Secure your router: How to help prevent the next internet takedown appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Targeted online guessing represents a major threat to online security, according to new research. The post Targeted online guessing ‘a major threat to online security’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

There are a great many tools available to help quickly analyze the behavior of mobile malware samples. In the case of Android, one such app is AppMon. The post How to do an APK Analysis Using AppMon appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Liberia has been hit with a harmful DDoS attack yet, with most of its residents unable to get online. The Mirai botnet is the cause. The post Colossal DDoS attack in Liberia wipes majority of country offline appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

ESET’s Michael Aguilar takes a deep dive into SMS/messaging clients, security, and privacy. The post I can see your texts: A deep dive into SMS/messaging clients, security, and privacy appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

UK-based bookmaker William Hill has been hit with a DDoS attack, preventing many of its customers from being able to access its main website. The post William Hill website hit with DDoS attack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

In terms of technological advancement, Estonia is up there. It is, for example, the first ever country to offer e-residency permits to any world citizen. The post Estonia: Digital powerhouse offering e-residency to non-nationals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

On November 2nd 1988, the Morris Worm was released, bringing the internet to an effective standstill. It was a seminal moment in internet history. The post Flashback Tuesday: The Morris Worm appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

For the past year, ESET and the security firm GoSecure combined their skills in order to research Linux/Moose further. Here’s some of what was uncovered. The post Linux/Moose: Still breathing appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Cyberattacks are “no longer the stuff of spy thrillers” – they are now a very serious threat to individuals, organizations and economies. The post Cyberattacks ‘no longer the stuff of spy thrillers’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

As we continue to do more things with our smartphones, the threat posed by mobile malware increases. Here’s a short history of its development. The post A history of mobile malware from Cabir to SMS Thief appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Here’s a list of the 10 tools every white hat hacker needs in their toolkit, says ESET’s Lucas Paus. The post 10 gadgets every white hat hacker needs in their toolkit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

It seems the current DDoS tactics from cybercriminals is to gain control over millions of IoT devices and direct their power towards any target they choose. The post Trick or threat? How zombie IoT devices surprised the internet appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

The personal details of 550,000 Australian Red Cross blood donors have been leaked in an event being described as Australia’s largest ever security breach. The post 550,000 Australian Red Cross blood donor details leaked appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

As the world celebrates International Internet Day, we take a look at how cybercriminal activity has evolved online. The post International Internet Day: A great network targeted by cybercriminals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher at ESET answers the 10 most frequently asked questions on election hacking. The post Election hacking FAQ: 2016 US presidential election edition appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Who would have thought that webcams could be exploited? Well, they can, and so serious is the issue, that it has the likes of Mark Zuckerberg covering them with up with tape. The post Webcam security: Understanding this modern day threat appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

IoT devices, while extremely useful for simplifying various mundane aspects of everyday life, also offer criminals a new attack platform: your appliances. The post The Hive Mind: When IoT devices go rogue appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

ESET’s threat analysts have taken a closer look at the software used by Sednit to spy on its targets and steal confidential information. The post Lifting the lid on Sednit: A closer look at the software it uses appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.