ESET In the News

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November, 2008

ITP.net - "ESET Launches Mobile Antivirus Solution in Middle East" by Vineetha Minon, November 19
http://www.itp.net/news/538723-eset-mobile-antivirus-solution-released

FX Centre - "Cybercriminals Targeting Social Networks" by Staff, November 13
http://www.fxcentre.com/news.asp?2345325

Business World (Ireland) - "Cybercriminals Targeting Social Networks" by Staff, November 13
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=2345325

USA Today - "Internet Thieves Make Big Money Stealing Corporate Info" by Byron Acohido, November 12
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/default.htm

PC World Australia - "Antimalware group sets product testing guidelines" by Ellen Messmer, November 12
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/267006/antimalware_group_sets
_product_testing_guidelines?fp=2&fpid=1

SC Magazine - "Organization Creates Anti-Virus Testing Best Practices" by Dan Kaplan, November 11
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Organization-creates-anti-virus-testing-
best-practices/article/120787/

Network World - "Antimalware Group Sets Product Testing Guidelines: by Ellen Messmer, November 11
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111108-antimalware-
guidelines.html

Computerworld - "Anti-malware group sets product testing guidelines: by Ellen Messmer, November 11
https://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticle
Basic&taxonomyName=security_hardware_and_software&articleId=
9119849&taxonomyId=145&intsrc=kc_top

The New York Times - "Antimalware group sets product testing guidelines: by Ellen Messmer, November 11
http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2008/11/11/11idg-Antimalware-
gro.html

Processor - "Vaccinate Your SME Against Viruses" by Elizabeth Millard, November 7
http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/P3045/
21p45/21p45.asp&guid=

GCN - "Voting Machine Insecurity" by Jabulani Leffall, November 4
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47494-1.html

SC Magazine UK - "Take Right Steps to Prevent Outsourced Security Problems" by Dan Raywood, November 4
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Take-right-steps-to-prevent-outsourced-
security-problems/article/120359/

DiarioTi - "Anuncian las principales vías de propagación del malware" by Staff, November 4
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=20073

Redmondmag.com - "Voting Machine Security is Still an Open Question" by Jabulani Leffall, November 3
http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10352

October, 2008

Business Edge News Magazine - "Taking the panic factor out of technology," by Ian Harvey, October 31, 2008
http://www.businessedge.ca/index.cfm/edtn/3.cfm

Dark Reading - "Hack Turns Application code Against Itself," by Kelly Jackson Higgins, October 29
http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml
?articleID=211800104

SC Magazine - "Malicious PDF Files Identified" by Staff, October 17
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Malicious-PDF-files-identified/article/119600/

IT Business Edge - "Is It Time to Look Past AV Software?" by Carl Weinschenk, October 17
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/top/?p=409

Panorama Economy (Italy) - "Dossier Sicurezza" by Francesco Di Martile, October 15
(PDF)

CRN - "25 New Products for Mobile Workers" by Staff, October 10
http://www.crn.com/hardware/211100176;jsessionid=QGKGTGIY
TSR4EQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?pgno=22

Clarin.com (Argentina) - "Ciberpatovicas protegen la puerta de tu PC" by Leo Gonzalez Perez, October 8
http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/informatica/2008/10/08/f
-01776665.htm

TheTechHerald - "NCSAM: Anti-Virus and other layers of protection"
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200841/2203/NCSAM-
Anti-Virus-and-other-layers-of-protection-Part-2

ReviewBoard.com — "ESET NOD32 Antivirus," by staff, October 6
http://www.reviewboard.com/productreviews/19814.html

sbtv.com - "Top Virus Threats to Your Business Information" by Danita Blackwood, October 6
http://www.sbtv.com/FeaturedAdvisors/DanClark/

Chicago Tribune - "You can put a price on a secure computer, but you don't have to" by Eric Gwinn, October 5
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-smart-free-
softwareoct05,0,385646.story

DiarioTi.com "Aumenta la difusion de falsos buscadores" by Staff, October 3
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=19628

T.H.E. Journal - "More is More" by Andy McDonough, October 1
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23398

Redmondmag.com - "Payment Card Security Toughens with DSS 1.2 Release" by Jabulani Leffall, October 1
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=10260

September, 2008

The Tech Herald - "Expert Thoughts: Randy Abrams" by Steve Ragan, September 24
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200839/2110/Expert-
thoughts-Randy-Abrams

InternetNews - "First Palin, Now Bill O'Reilly Gets Hacked" by Andy Patrizio, September 23
http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3773266/
First+Palin+Now+Bill+OReilly+Gets+Hacked.htm

Dark Reading - "'Profiler' Hacks Global Hacker Culture" by Kelly Jackson Higgins, September 23
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=164364&WT
.svl=news2_1

Campus Technology - "Card Use Can Stem ID Theft, Microsoft Says" by Jabulani Leffall, September 23
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/67825/

ResellerNews - "Record Growth as Chillisoft Turns 10"
by Amanda Sachtleben, September 22
http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/9600AD1DED539C65
CC2574C900008C97

CNET News - "Defending Instant Messaging"
by Michael Horowitz, September 20
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13554_3-10047186-33.html

CRM Buyer - "Mobile Enterprise Apps: The Next Security Frontier" by Andrew K. Burger, September 19
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/Mobile-Enterprise-Apps-The-Next-
Security-Frontier-64531.html

Computerworld - "Security Researchers Ponder Possible Palin Attacks" by Gregg Keizer, September 18
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=view
ArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Cybercrime+and+Hacking&articleId=
9115100&taxonomyId=82&pageNumber=1

SC Magazine U.K. - "Google Chrome Criticised Over Lack of Security"
by Dan Raywood, September 10
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Google-Chrome-criticised-over-lack
-of-security/article/116485/

SC Magazine Australia - "Close Tabs for Safe Browsing in Chrome"
by Negar Salek, September 9
http://securecomputing.net.au/News/122267,close-tabs-for-
safe-browsing-in-chrome.aspx

LinuxInsider - "The Growing Perils of Online Game Play" by Walaika Haskins, September 8
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/The-Growing-Perils-of-
Online-Game-Play-64410.html

PC World - "Google Claims License to User Content in Multiple Products" by Grant Gross, September 8
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150814/.html?tk=rss_news

Macworld - "Google Claims License to User Content in Multiple Products" by Grant Gross, September 8
http://www.macworld.com/article/135435/2008/09/google
_rights.html

IT World - "Google Claims License to User Content in Multiple Products" by Grant Gross, September 8
http://www.itworld.com/internet/54777/google-claims-
license-user-content-multiple-products

Network World "Google Claims License to User Content in Multiple Products" by Grant Gross, September 8
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/090808-google-
claims-license-to-user.html?page=1

TechNewsWorld "The Growing Perils of Online Game Play" by
Walaika Haskins, September 8
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Growing-Perils-of-
Online-Game-Play-64410.html

Redmond Developer "Security Exploits to Google Chrome Browser Emerge" by Jabulani Leffall, September 4
http://reddevnews.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10170

Security Management "Google's New Chrome Browser Vulnerable to Exploits" by Matthew Harwood, September 4
http://www.securitymanagement.com/news/googles-new-chrome-
browser-vulnerable-exploits-004616

Channel Web "12 Hot Mobile Security Products that Protect Your Smartphone" by Staff, September 3
http://www.crn.com/security/210300248;jsessionid=L4M1ZH2XORKVG
QSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN?pgno=2

Dark Reading "Experts Question Security of Google's Chrome Browser" by Tim Wilson, September 3
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=162887

Heise Online "Virus Authors Hone in on Online Gamers" by Staff, September 2
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/Virus-authors-hone-in-on-online-
gamers--/111448

August, 2008

eWeek "NASA Worm Talk Underscores Spread of Online Gaming Threats" by Brian Prince, August 29
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/NASA-Worm-Talk-Underscores-
Spread-of-Online-Gaming-Threats/

ITBusiness.ca "How Hackers Pull a Fast Flux on Security Enforcers"
by Grant Buckler, August 29
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Home/News.asp?id=49726&b
Search=True

Processor.com "Mixed Messages: Social Engineering and Unprotected Data Plague Enterprise Email" by David Geer, August 29
http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/P3035/
21p35/21p35.asp&guid=

SC Magazine "Spammers Bypass Filters with SWF File Redirects" by Marquette Poremba, August 28
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Spammers-bypass-filters-with-SWF-file
-redirects/article/116025/

PC Magazine — Middle East "Business Solutions on Demand" by Chris Fernando, August 28
http://www.pcmag-mideast.com/FeatureDetail.aspx?id=1019

MSN — UK "Top 8 Anti-Virus Packages" by Staff, August 28
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=9371415

CNET - "Be Safer Than NASA: Disable Autorun" by Michael Horowitz, August 27
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13554_3-10027754-33.html

KUSI-TV - "Protect Yourself from Credit Card Fraud" by Dan Plante, August 7
http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/26384424.html

Maximum PC - "ESET Threat Report: Dramatic Surge in Gaming Malware, Gangs Target Second Life" by Paul Lilly, August 8
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/eset_threat_report_dramatic
upsurge_gaming_malware_gangs_target_second_life

Al Bawaba - "Better Homes Secures its Computers and IT Network with ESET NOD32" by Al Bawaba, August 4
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/233464

July, 2008

E-Commerce Times - "The Growing Threat of Job Site Scams" by Andrew K. Burger, July 17
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Growing-
Threat-of-Job-Site-Scams-nobrPart-1nobr-63834.html

CPU - "Utility Madness: CPU’s Big List of Apps that Rock" by Staff, July 16
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?frm=
NMAOL&article=articles/rchive/c0809/30c09/30c09.asp&guid=
1C73677AEC2645E1A096B53F1E0F928B

The Manila Times - "Mobile Malware not yet a Risk, but Companies Told to Prepare" by Veronica C. Silv, July 14
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/14/yehey/techtimes/
20080714tech1.html

Manila Standard Today - "Mobile Phone Data Next Target of Criminals" by Roderic T. De la Cruz, July 13
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=interactive2_july14_2008

Dark Reading - "'Blue Screen of Death' Masks Spyware Invasion" by Kelly Jackson Higgins, July 10
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=158651

Investor's Business Daily - "Under Your Thumb? Tiny Drives, Big Risks" by Paul Korzeniowski, July 10
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&artnum
=&issue=20080710

VNUnet.com - "Trojans Stop Play for Web Gamers" by Robert Jacques, July 3
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2220665/trojans-fun-web-gaming

June, 2008

CRN - "2008 CRN Emerging Vendors: The List" by Staff, June 30
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/208800862?pgno=4

Government Computer News - "Survey: Microsoft Patches Ignored" by Jabulani Leffall, June 24
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46535-1.html

San Diego Business Journal - "ESET’s New Antivirus Software Targets Smart Phones", by Michelle Mowad, June 23
http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=74123502.3752353.
1643837.4799272.733099.508&aID2=126440

SC Magazine - "ESET Launches Anti-Malware for Windows Mobile", by Richard Thurston, June 20
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/ESET-launches-
anti-malware-for-Windows-Mobile/article/111511/

PC Advisor - "ESET Mobile Antivirus Security Software", by Rosemary Haworth, June 20
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1991&blogid=18

Small Business Computing - "ESET Aims for Mobile Protection Against Digital Threats", by Lauren Simonds, June 17
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/
article.php/3753471

SearchSecurity.com - "PCI Compliance Extends to Car Washes, Quick Lubes", by Marcia Savage, June 16
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/
0,289142,sid14_gci1317614,00.html

E-Commerce Times - "ESET App Girds Smartphones for Malware Battles", Andrew K. Burger, June 16
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ESET-
App-Girds-Smartphones-for-Malware-Battles-63417
.html?welcome=1213660426

Security Focus - "Boycott spotlights antivirus testing issues", by Robert Lemos, June 9
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11522?ref=rss

May, 2008

Tech News World - "EXCLUSIVE INTERVEW ESET's Randy Abrams: Don't Let Phishers Hook Your Stimulus Rebate", by Andrew K. Burger, May 27
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/exclusives/63118.html

CNR - "NetBox Blue amps up UTM products with anti-virus software", by Lilia Guan, May 19
http://www.crn.com.au/News/76343,netbox-blue-amps-up-utm-
products-with-antivirus-software.aspx

SC Magazine - "Lock the front door", by Jack Rogers, May 5
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Lock-the-front-door/article/109783/

UniversityBusiness - "The .EDU Challenge - Moving beyond technology in maintaining a secure network", by Randy Abrams, May 2
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1052

Briefings on HIPAA - "Consider NOD32: Its Proactive Approach Protects You", by Chris Agpar, May 1
Read Here

April, 2008

CNET  “ESET NOD32 3.0 Antivirus System” by Robert Vamosi, April 28
http://reviews.cnet.com/system-utilities/eset-
nod32-3-0/4505-3680_7-32955418.html

Wall Street Journal—“How Security Pros Think,” by Ben Worthen
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/04/20/
how-security-pros-think/?mod=WSJBlog

 

TechNewsWorld “’Free Tibet’ Message Masks Rootkit Malware” by Andrew K. Burger, April 22
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/tech-
security/62679.html

KFMB News 8 (CBS) “High Tech Steps to Fend Off Phishing Attacks” by Marcella Lee, April 18
http://www.cbs8.com/features/consumer_alert
/story.php?id=125290

BizSanDiego Magazine—“Fast Growth 2008,” by Jon Hindman, April 10, 2008
http://www.bizsandiego.com/index.php?option
=com_content&task=view&id=601&Itemid=2

NewsFactor.com “Infected USB Devices on the Rise” by Peter Piazza, April 15
http://business.newsfactor.com/news/Infected-
USB-Devices-on-the-Rise/story.xhtml?story_id=
0330037QEHFU

SoftwareCEO.com – “How AV Software Firm ESET Went From $0 million to $60 million” by Grant Buckler, April 15, 2008
http://www.softwareceo.com/

Business Solutions “Is Your Vendor Helping to  Grow Your Security Revenue?” by Megan Burns, April 2008
http://www.businesssolutionsmag.com/
index.php?option=com_jambozine&layout
=article&view=page&aid=3477&Itemid=99999999

AppScout.com—“SysInspector Challenges HijackThis,” by Neil Rubenking, April 8, 2008
http://www.appscout.com/2008/04/sys
inspector_challenges_hijack.php

Internetnews.com  “Do You Know Where That USB Drive Has Been?” by Andy Patrizio, April 2
http://www.internetnews.com/security/
article.php/3738351/Do+You+Know+
Where+That+USB+Drive+Has+Been.htm

 

 

March, 2008

Consumers Digest “Protecting Your Home Computer” by Lincoln Spector, April 2008
read here

 

Washington Post “Anti-Virus Firms Scrambling to Keep Up” by Brian Krebs, March 19
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2008/03/19/AR200803190
1439.html?hpid=moreheadlines

SC Magazine—“ICANN proposals on fast-flux not tough enough: Experts,” by Jack Rogers, March 12, 2008
http://www.scmagazineus.com/ICANN-
recommendations-on-fast-flux-hosting-not-
tough-enough-experts/article/107877/

 

CRN— “10 Security Vendors Shine at CeBIT 2008,” by Kevin McLaughlin, March 5, 2008
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/206901941

  

PC Magazine – China  “ESET Smart Security Awarded PC Magazine Editor’s Choice” March, 2008
http://www.eset.com/company/ESS%
20Awarded%20PCMagazine%20China%20Editor's%
20Choice%20(CN).pdf

VNUnet.com – “Review: ESET Smart Security Home Edition security software:  When it comes to security, the best known isn't always best” by Simon Williams, March 5, 2008. 
http://www.vnunet.com/computeractive/software/
2211303/review-eset-smart-security-home

 

 

February, 2008

 Dark Reading “Stolen FTP Credentials Offered for Sale: Major Firms at Risk” by Kelly Jackson Higgins, February 27
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?
doc_id=147123&WT.svl=news2_1

NetworkWorld – “Microsoft Scrambles to Quash Friendly ‘Worm’ Story” by Jeremy Kirk, February 19
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/
021908-microsoft-scrambles-to-quash-
friendly.html?fsrc=rss-security

 Internetnews.com—“Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed?” by Andy Patrizio, February 6
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/02/
06/3254263.htm

InfoWorld—“Be prepared: ActiveX attacks will persist,” by Matt Hines, February 19, 2008
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/19/
08NF-activex-horror_1.html

E Commerce Times “The Cost of ID Theft, Part 2: Fixing the System” by Andrew K. Burger, February 6
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/
61542.html

E-Commerce Times “The Cost of ID Theft, Part 1: Beyond Dollars and Cents” by Andrew K. Burger, February 5
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-
Cost-of-ID-Theft-Part-1-Beyond-Dollars-and-
Cents-61515.html

AMTSO “Security Software Industry Takes First Steps Towards Forming Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization”  (Press Release) February 4
http://www.amtso.org/index.php?view=article&
catid=2%3Apressreleases&id=5%3A
formationpressrelease&option=com_content&
Itemid=2

 

Computer Power User - Loading Zone - ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0, by Warren Ernst, February 1.
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/
article.asp?article=articles%2farchive%2fc0802%
2f42a02%2f42a02.asp&guid=
CA392E07D51846C6B4FD82B56800499A

 

January, 2008

TechNewsWorld “Malware Purveyors Had Banner Year in '07”  by Andrew K. Burger, January 31
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/security/
61462.html

VNU.net “Storm Malware Still Blowing Strong” January 28, Clement James
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2208171/
storm-malware-blowing-strong

Reseller News (New Zealand) “Smart Security Touches Down” January 24, Hamish Barwick
http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/
E9AA79D5D8E27578CC2573DB00089596

 La Prensa San Diego - "Software Development increasing in Tijuana" by Pablo Jaime Saintz
http://www.eset.com/company/pressimages/
08_01_11_La Prensa.pdf

IT Pro  “Public Sector Roundup:  Simple Antivirus for School” January 11, by Nicole Kobie
http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/154812/public-
sector-roundup-simple-antivirus-for-school.html

 Enterprise Networking Planet – “Nugache Overhauled, Overtaking Storm Worm? by Andy Patrizio, January 9
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com
/news/article.php/3720626

Internetnews.com   - “Spammers Hijack Microsoft's SkyDrive Service” by Andy Patrizio, January 9
http://www.internetnews.com/security/
article.php/3720681

Search Security Australia – “Antivirus Passes Opera’s Audition” by Staff, January 8
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/topics
/article.asp?DocID=6101094

AME Info - “Yemen LNG Secures Itself with NOD32” by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, January 6
http://www.ameinfo.com/143176.html

eWeek – “How to Prepare for Next Year’s Security Threats”, by Randy Abrams, January 3
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,
2243412,00.asp