ESET has launched a series of podcasts to help small and medium sized enterprises better understand the nature of tomorrow's evolving threats and what types of technologies can remediate them.
Zero-Day Bug in Yahoo Messenger Pops Up Download MP3 (size: 6,384KB)
Mobile Workers Think Security Is IT's Job, Study Reveals Download MP3 (size: 8,666KB)
50% of Employees Blocked from Facebook Download MP3 (size: 5,388KB)
How a million Windows users killed Skype
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Flaw Exposes Vista Kernel
The flaw in this case was not with Windows, but with 3rd party software. Applications can compromise fully patched operating systems. Download MP3 (size: 5,801KB)
IRS Failure: Good Lesson fo US All
A recent audit of IRS employees found a high number could be tricked into giving away their passwords. The fact is that the problem is not unique to government employees. Download MP3 (size: 6,946KB)
Storm Worm Shifts to Web Pages
The Storm worm is one of the most wide spread threats on the internet. Learn more about it in this podcast. Download MP3 (size: 10,723KB)
An auction for organized crime?
A site has been set up to auction off security vulnerabilities to the highest bidder, but who will buy them? ESET's Director of Technical Education discusses the concepts and implications in this podacst. Download MP3 (size: 9,086KB)
The dangers of P2P for small business
Peer to Peer (P2P) networks are groups of computers that "talk" directly to each other. In a typical corporate environment computers are routed through servers for specific purposes. The client/server structure enables companies to protect computers and also to filter unsuitable content from entering and leaving the network.
When a user installs a P2P client the communications can bypass normal mechanisms and cause serious security and privacy problems. Download MP3 (size: 12,334KB)
The Rise of Whitelisting
Hypster's for the white listing industry have announced that antivirus I'd dead. Find out why white listing requires anti-virus. Download MP3 (size: 12,334KB)
Building a Threat Model for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
A threat model can help a business or individual understand risk. Until you understand your risk you can't effectively manage it. This podcast explores some aspects that a threat model would include. Download MP3 (size: 7,266KB)
IRS Spear Phishing and Julie Amero Case Update
Director of Technical Education, Randy Abrams discusses a very sophisticated spear phishing attack.
A spear phishing attack targets individuals or groups. This attack included customized web pages for each victim with a promise to refund money the IRS allegedly owed them. Also listeners are updated on the status of the Julie Amero case. Download MP3 (size: 9,491KB)
Counter E-Crime Solutions: Internet Driver's License?
The idea of an internet driver's license has been thrown around for quite a while. The idea is that before a person can get on the internet they demonstrate a certain level of proficiency. Randy Abrams, ESET's Director of technical Education discusses the proposal of an internet driver's license and other approaches to mitigating the malware problem.
Download MP3 (size: 10,894KB)
Beware of Cybercafes
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education for ESET, discusses the hazards of using wireless networks. Download MP3 (size: 9,138KB)
Blogbots: the new nuisance in New Media
After a brief discussion of the selection process for security for the Olympics, ESET Director of Technical Education, Randy Abrams, discusses blogbots.
First we got junk mail in our mailboxes. With the advent of the internet it became spam into our inboxes. Next we had adware that popped up advertising. Today it is automated spam to blogs. Rather than a human post these bots automatically post arbitrary garbage on blogging sites. Download MP3 (size: 8,465KB)
When VPNs Don't Help
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is designed to keep information between one computer and one or more other computers confidential. If you are using a VPN do not assume that everything you do is being protected by the VPN. Download MP3 (size: 9,904KB)
