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ESET Announces Ninth Annual Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship in North America

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Friday, March 8, 2024

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the global community reflects on the importance of amplifying women's voices and the demand for better representation in all fields on this International Women's Day, global cybersecurity leader, ESET, is kicking off its ninth annual Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship.  

Key Points: 
  • "Each year, we support and empower women through the ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship, enabling them to pursue their passions in cybersecurity and STEM.
  • While the participation of women in the field is on the rise, there is significant progress yet to be made in fostering a more inclusive cybersecurity community.
  • ESET will be awarding two women in the United States scholarships worth $10,000 USD each, and two women in Canada scholarships worth $5,000 CAD each.
  • ESET will award scholarships to four women who are currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs in North America, majoring in a STEM field of study.

ESET's Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe to Present at HIMSS

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, announced today that Tony Anscombe, the company's chief security evangelist and cybersecurity threat expert, will present "Enhancing the Defense Against Cyberattacks with Threat Intelligence and Human Expertise" at this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, one of the largest healthcare events in North America.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, announced today that Tony Anscombe, the company's chief security evangelist and cybersecurity threat expert, will present "Enhancing the Defense Against Cyberattacks with Threat Intelligence and Human Expertise" at this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, one of the largest healthcare events in North America.
  • "In the face of escalating cyber threats, the fusion of advanced threat intelligence and human expertise is key to protecting our healthcare services," said Anscombe.
  • ESET invites attendees of the HIMSS conference to join Anscombe's cybersecurity session to gain invaluable insights into enhancing cybersecurity defenses in an increasingly complex environment.
  • For those interested in discussing these and other key cybersecurity trends, Anscombe will be available for meetings and briefings throughout the conference.

China-aligned Evasive Panda leverages religious festival to target and spy on Tibetans, ESET Research discovers

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

ESET Research discovered a cyberespionage campaign that leverages the Monlam Festival — a religious gathering — to target Tibetans in several countries and territories.

Key Points: 
  • ESET Research discovered a cyberespionage campaign that leverages the Monlam Festival — a religious gathering — to target Tibetans in several countries and territories.
  • The campaign by the China-aligned Evasive Panda APT group leveraged the Monlam Festival — a religious gathering — to target Tibetans in several countries and territories.
  • For more technical information about the latest malicious campaign of the Evasive Panda group, check out the blogpost " Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans " on WeLiveSecurity.com.
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ESET Featured on CRN's 2024 Security 100 List: 20 Coolest Endpoint and Managed Security Companies

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Listed under "The 20 Coolest Endpoint and Managed Security Companies of 2024," ESET is highlighted for its best-in-class threat intelligence services, which combine AI with human expertise to help businesses minimize the attack surface and provide a global view of the threat landscape in real time.

Key Points: 
  • Listed under "The 20 Coolest Endpoint and Managed Security Companies of 2024," ESET is highlighted for its best-in-class threat intelligence services, which combine AI with human expertise to help businesses minimize the attack surface and provide a global view of the threat landscape in real time.
  • "As security becomes ever more important to every business, these companies are laying the foundation for cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions."
  • ESET helps companies to stay one step ahead of known and emerging cyber threats with its AI-native, prevention-first approach.
  • To help channel partners differentiate their solutions and services, ESET recently expanded its managed services portfolio to include ESET MDR.

ESET to Present at FS-ISAC 2024 Americas Spring Summit

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Friday, March 1, 2024

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, announced that it will present at FS-ISAC's 2024 Americas Spring Summit in March.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, announced that it will present at FS-ISAC's 2024 Americas Spring Summit in March.
  • FS-ISAC's event theme is "Thriving Together in a Dynamic World" - bringing together decision makers and influencers from the financial, cyber and information security sectors.
  • He has spoken at industry conferences such as RSA, Black Hat, VB, CTIA, MEF, Gartner Risk and Security Summit and the Child Internet Safety Summit.
  • The Americas Spring Summit takes place from March 3-6 in San Diego.

Russian-made PSYOPs in Ukraine: Operation Texonto targets Ukrainians with war-related disinformation, ESET Research discovers

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Due to the similarities in the network infrastructure used in these PSYOPs and phishing operations, ESET research can say with high confidence that they are linked.

Key Points: 
  • Due to the similarities in the network infrastructure used in these PSYOPs and phishing operations, ESET research can say with high confidence that they are linked.
  • Operation Texonto loosely resembles Russia-aligned Callisto APT group activities; however, ESET Research does not have enough evidence to attribute the operations to any specific group.
  • MONTREAL, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET Research recently discovered Operation Texonto, a disinformation/psychological operations (PSYOPs) campaign using spam emails as the main distribution method.
  • Operation Texonto shows yet another use of technologies to try to influence the war," says ESET researcher Matthieu Faou, who discovered Operation Texonto.

ESET Honoured as Best Zero Trust Vendor at 17th Annual Reseller Choice Awards in Canada

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET has been honoured with a prestigious Reseller Choice Award, named the Best Zero Trust Vendor.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET has been honoured with a prestigious Reseller Choice Award, named the Best Zero Trust Vendor.
  • ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, is thrilled to announce its latest accolade at the 17th Annual Reseller Choice Awards in Canada.
  • ESET has been recognized as the Best Zero Trust Vendor, marking this win to be its 16th Reseller Choice Award.
  • "We are extremely honoured and proud to have received the Best Zero Trust Vendor award for the first time," says Bob Bonneau, Country Manager at ESET North America.

ESET's Ryan Grant Named a CRN Channel Chief for Second Year in a Row

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Monday, February 5, 2024

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET, a global leader in digital security, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Ryan Grant, Vice President of Sales for ESET North America, on its 2024 Channel Chiefs list. This list showcases the top IT channel vendor and distribution executives whose exceptional leadership and influence are driving innovation and growth in the IT channel industry, setting the channel agenda for their companies, and enabling sustained success for their partners. Mr. Grant also made the Channel Chiefs list in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Mr. Grant also made the Channel Chiefs list in 2023.
  • "ESET makes it easy to stay one step ahead of known and emerging cyber threats with our AI-native, prevention-first approach.
  • The 2024 CRN Channel Chiefs were selected by CRN's editorial staff based on their track record of strategic innovation and commitment to the channel community.
  • The Channel Company is pleased to acknowledge these prominent channel leaders and looks forward to chronicling their achievements throughout the year."

ESET Research joins global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan operating in Latin America and Spain

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Grandoreiro can block a victim's screen, log keystrokes, simulate mouse and keyboard activity, share the victim's screen, and display fake pop-up windows.

Key Points: 
  • Grandoreiro can block a victim's screen, log keystrokes, simulate mouse and keyboard activity, share the victim's screen, and display fake pop-up windows.
  • SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, today announced it collaborated with the Federal Police of Brazil in an attempt to disrupt the Grandoreiro botnet.
  • ESET researchers provided data crucial to identifying the accounts responsible for setting up and connecting to the Grandoreiro C&C servers.
  • "Grandoreiro is similar to other Latin American banking trojans mainly via its obvious core functionality and in bundling its downloaders within MSI installers."

ESET Webinar Explores Strategies for Ransomware Resilience with Software-Hardware Solutions

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, today announced its upcoming webinar, "Strategic Cybersecurity: Ransomware Resilience with Software-Hardware Solutions," taking place January 25, 2024 at 10:00am PST.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET , a global leader in digital security, today announced its upcoming webinar, "Strategic Cybersecurity: Ransomware Resilience with Software-Hardware Solutions," taking place January 25, 2024 at 10:00am PST.
  • Presented by ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe and Senior Architect at Intel Rahul Ghosh, the webinar will look at how the landscape of ransomware attacks is evolving, and why is it important to strengthen the groundbreaking collaboration between software and hardware cybersecurity solutions.
  • "In an era of evolving cyber threats, understanding the synergy between software and hardware solutions is paramount," said Anscombe.
  • What you will learn: Explore critical aspects of ransomware, threat sophistication, and the impact of hardware-assisted security solutions.