Amateur cybercriminals (or anyone with a grudge), can execute spam attacks, steal people’s identities, and more. 

Cybersecurity testing organisations NSS Labs is accusing three major security firms and an industry body of boycotting independent security tests of their products.

Whether on iOS or Android, downloadable games inevitably come with more security risks.

Fake apps may require excessive permissions, demand administrator rights, or simply request you enter your banking details and related information.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

Geoff Cossey has decided it’s time for new blood in his company. Cybersecurity specialist Alex Teh has invested and is ready to get serious.

InvisiMole is able to turn the affected computer into a video camera, which allows the attackers see and hear what’s going on around their victim.

Generally, the most successful threats are the simplest, says ESET senior research fellow Nick FitzGerald.

"It's essential to carefully consider security when implementing IoT devices and to not trust that security will be managed by the vendor."

Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.

Real-time visibility into big data could be the answer to keeping networks and endpoints secure without allocating human resources to the problem.

Victims who give the scammers access to the verification codes would then be locked out of their own account and lose access.

The OceanLotus backdoor is now targeting MacOS systems in its latest spate of attacks.

"These attacks against universities serve as a reminder that more cross-country collaboration is needed to stop attackers from gaining an upper hand."

ESET researchers have been on the trail of cyber hacking group OceanLotus, a group known for its campaigns creating havoc in Eastern Asia countries.

A new report is rallying for ‘an urgent call to action’ for ASEAN nations, saying that a ‘radical agenda’ may help defend against cyber attacks.

The creators of the Dridex banking Trojan are also responsible for FriedEx (also known as BitPaymer), a ransomware that was discovered in mid-2017.

The generally perilous state of affairs in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) arena presents a host of challenges of its own.

​Given the digital plague around the world in 2017, it would be unseemly not to give ransomware its own dedicated piece.

Cyber attacks on toys, gaming consoles and home assistants, you ask? Weaponised teddy bears? Yes, it is possible.

Microsoft, ESET, the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other security stakeholders have collectively dismantled a major botnet operation known as Gamarue.

Expect to see more instances of ransomware, DDoS attacks and attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

UEFI scanning has transformed from a “nice to have” into a “must have” feature.

"Businesses which do not see cybersecurity measures as a priority can be extremely vulnerable to cybercriminals."