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Meltdown and Spectre 0 2103

Dennis Koome2018-01-08 9:09 am2018-01-08

 Microsoft released Security Advisory 18002 on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 to mitigate a major vulnerability to Windows in modern CPU architectures. ESET …

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Security trends to look out for in 2018 0 2363

Dennis Koome2017-12-21 10:06 am2017-12-22

After a turbulent 2017 with Cyber Security making regular headlines, looking ahead to the coming year, there will no doubt …

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ESET’s top 5 tips for safe online shopping this festive season 0 1860

Dennis Koome2017-12-08 8:43 am2017-12-08

Holiday shopping is so quick and easy to do online, no traffic to get to the store, no waiting in …

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Breached site notifications tested by Firefox 0 1975

Dennis Koome2017-12-01 10:28 am2017-12-01

Firefox is testing an in-browser notification to alert users when they are visiting a site that has experienced a data …

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ICT ministers reiterate need for Africa to be involved in cyber security 0 2192

Dennis Koome2017-11-29 8:59 am2017-11-29

On Thursday 23rd November, African Ministers of Communication and Information Technologies gathered in Addis Ababa for their second ordinary session …

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ESET Security for IoT 0 1953

Dennis Koome2017-11-28 2:47 pm2017-11-28

IoT is a phrase used often in the cyber security space, but what does it really mean? IoT stands for …

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Black Friday Cyber Monday – Stop … Look … Think! 0 2187

Dennis Koome2017-11-17 11:38 am2017-11-17

Customers are not the only ones feeling opportunistic with the great deals offered over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday period, cyber …

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Windows Movie Maker scam spreads due to high ranking 0 1823

Dennis Koome2017-11-09 4:09 pm2017-11-16

Microsoft’s free video editing software, Windows Movie Maker, was discontinued in January 2017, however, scammers have been using the demand …

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Attention: Netflix phishing attack 0 1590

Dennis Koome2017-11-08 11:51 am2017-11-08

Heads-up to all Netflix subscribers! You may be receiving a fake email stating that your Netflix account has been suspended, …

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ESET research team assists FBI in Windigo case 0 1807

Dennis Koome2017-10-30 3:34 pm2017-11-01

First detected in 2011, the malware campaign that later became known as Windigo was able to infiltrate around 25,000 servers over …

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