Since it first appeared, ransomware’s profitable business – in short, compromising and encrypting data belonging to companies and users and requesting payment in exchange for the restoration of infected files –has grown rapidly. One of the threats that has had a...
As a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed earlier this year, there has been a notable rise in the number phishing attacks. It’s a widespread problem, posing a huge risk to individuals and organizations (there were, for example, more attacks in...
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
Did you see our most recent Computer Security Solution blog post? Many of us use dozens (or hundreds) of online websites that need a password. Traditionally, experts have offered two pieces of advice about passwords: first, strong passwords are those with random...
“The USB Thief is, in many aspects different from the more common malware types that we’re used to seeing flooding the internet,” Mr. Gardoň notes. “This one uses only USB devices for propagation, and it does not leave any evidence on the compromised computer. Its...
We’ve been an ESET Partner and Reseller for 13+ years. We are one of the original resellers for ESET in the USA. So why do we continue to sell their product – and – more importantly – why do we use ESET protection on our own machines here in...