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ESET uncovers vulnerabilities in Lenovo laptops
2022-04-19 15:00

Got a Lenovo laptop? You might need to do a swift bit of patching judging by the latest set of vulnerabilities uncovered by security researchers at ESET. Three vulnerabilities were reported today: CVE-2021-3970, CVE-2021-3971, and CVE-2021-3972."UEFI threats can be extremely stealthy and dangerous," said ESET researcher Martin Smolár, who discovered the vulnerabilities.

Perfectly Balanced Protection for Business: ESET PROTECT Advanced
2022-04-13 00:00

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Perfectly Balanced Protection for Business: ESET PROTECT Advanced
2022-04-13 00:00

Get advanced security for computers, laptops and mobile devices with both endpoint and file server protection. Includes cloud sandboxing technology against ransomware and zero-day exploits and full disk encryption capability-all managed via a cloud-based console.

Malwarebytes vs. ESET: Which anti-malware solution is best for you?
2022-03-10 18:36

Now, let's look at some of the features to look for in an anti-malware tool and see how Malwarebytes and ESET stack up in comparison. ESET identifies threats before they materialize, with the ESET Enterprise Inspector.

Second data-wiping malware found in Ukraine, says ESET
2022-03-01 21:31

Slovakian infosec firm ESET has found a second similar strain in Ukraine. Last week, as the Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, ESET published details of one wiper - malware that destroys data on whatever computer or device it has infected.

ESET antivirus bug let attackers gain Windows SYSTEM privileges
2022-02-02 22:00

Image: ESET. Slovak internet security firm ESET released security fixes to address a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple products on systems running Windows 10 and later or Windows Server 2016 and above. ZDI's advisory says attackers are only required to "Obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system," which matches ESET's CVSS severity rating also showing that the bug can be exploited by threat actors with low privileges.

Attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints have exploded this year, warns ESET's latest Threat Report
2021-09-30 09:30

Security specialist ESET's latest Threat Report warns of a massive increase in attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints - and new activity from the Nobelium gang against European government organisations. ESET's figures show attacks on RDP servers having gone up 103.9 per cent since its T1 report in June - it publishes three a year - representing a total of 55 billion detected brute-force attacks, thanks in no small part to a campaign focused on Spanish targets.

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2021-07-14 05:00

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Mysterious Gelsemium APT was behind February compromise of NoxPlayer, says ESET
2021-06-09 15:43

ESET has published details of an advanced persistent threat crew that appears to have deployed recent supply chain attack methods against targets including "Electronics manufacturers," although it didn't specify which. "Victims of its campaigns are located in East Asia as well as the Middle East and include governments, religious organizations, electronics manufacturers and universities," said ESET in a research report published today that names the APT crew as Gelsemium.

Android banking malware sharply increased in the first chunk of 2021, reckons ESET
2021-06-04 12:34

While enterprises stagger under sustained ransomware attacks, Android users are increasingly being targeted by banking malware, with Slovakian infosec firm ESET reckoning it had seen a 159 per cent increase in such malicious software over the last few months. Tongue in cheek, the firm added: "It is interesting to see a real-life example of what can cause Android users to suddenly become interested in cybersecurity protection!".