May 12, 2020
Credence Security announced a new partnership with ESET
The development of ESET’s unique offerings is driven by its global research labs, which incorporate multi-layered technologies that go far beyond the capabilities of basic endpoint protection. ESET customers commonly cite simple implementation and the wide choice of configurations as procurement draws.
April 30, 2020
ESET Science Award launches its second annual edition
One of the objectives of the ESET Science Award is to highlight the important role of science and scientists within society. “Today more than ever we, as a society, recognize that scientific knowledge can save thousands of lives and help us make better decisions,” says Richard Marko, CEO of ESET.
April 26, 2020
ESET researchers disrupt cryptomining botnet VictoryGate
ESET researchers have been “sinkholing” several domain names that control the botnet’s actions, replacing them with machines that do not send the botnet’s slave computers the commands they expect, but simply monitor botnet activity. Based on this data and ESET telemetry, ESET estimates that at least 35,000 devices became infected with VictoryGate at one point or another during this campaign.
April 14, 2020
ESET to support development of a COVID-19 PCR test
The Slovak PCR test is currently being validated in cooperation with a team of scientists from the BMC SAV. Preliminary results of the new test not only show nominal functionality, but also good sensitivity compared to currently used diagnostics.
April 7, 2020
AV-Test recognizes ESET Endpoint Security in 2019 Awards
AV-TEST Institute has recognized 20 products in the categories of protection, performance, usability, repair and mobile security. Following rigorous testing, ESET’s Endpoint Security solution has been honored with the Best Usability 2019 Award by the AV-TEST Institute.
March 19, 2020
ESET launches latest version of Endpoint Antivirus for Linux
ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux is designed to provide advanced protection from threats to organizations’ general desktops. Powered by the advanced ESET LiveGrid® technology, the solution combines speed, accuracy and minimal system impact, leaving more system resources for the desktops’ vital tasks in order to maintain business continuity.
March 3, 2020
Communications of a billion+ devices were at risk, ESET
Kr00k is a vulnerability that causes the network communication of an affected device to be encrypted with an all-zero encryption key. In a successful attack, this allows an adversary to decrypt wireless network packets.