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ESET named a Top Player in Radicati’s ‘Endpoint Security’ Market Quadrant for the second year runnin

ESET Expert

Nov 4, 2019

ESET named a Top Player in Radicati’s ‘Endpoint Security’ Market Quadrant for the second year runnin

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity has been recognized as a ‘Top Player’ for the second consecutive year in Radicati’s 2019 Endpoint Security Market Quadrants SM. The report examined the 16 leading endpoint security vendors in the market, assessing their functionality and strategic vision. ESET was placed in the top bracket for the second year in a row, improving on its 2018 score in both of these key aspects. The Radicati Market Quadrant is a metric that is used to paint

Learn more about AI cyberattacks and defense

ESET

Sep 11, 2019

Learn more about AI cyberattacks and defense

Artificial intelligence (AI) is almost an omnipresent topic these days. It is the centerpiece of sales pitches, it “powers” various online services and is mentioned in regard to almost any new product seeking investors. While some vendors truly aim to bring the added value of this technology to their customers, others mostly use it as a buzzword but can hardly deliver on their promises. A simple online search for the term “AI” today returns almost 2.2 billion results, illustr

ESET

Jun 14, 2019

ESET achieves ‘Champion’ status in Canalys global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2019

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has achieved Champion status for the first time in Canalys Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2019. Canalys is a leading global technology market analyst firm with a distinct channel focus; it strives to guide clients on the future of the technology industry and to think beyond the business models of the past. Their Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix assessed 15 cybersecurity vendors on their global channel performance over the past 12 months

ESET Expert

May 27, 2019

Getting started with Data Protection

Simply put, Data Protection refers to the need for important information to be safeguarded from corruption, compromise or loss. You are probably wondering whatever happened to the good old days, when all a business had to do was to make deals, pay their creditors and grow. If dealing with the specter of ransomware, DDoS attacks and cyryptominers weren’t enough of a headache, since May 25, 2018, you’ve also got to protect your clients’ data and your own business-critical d

AV Companies and Malware Conspiracy Theories

ESET Expert

May 24, 2019

AV Companies and Malware Conspiracy Theories

Did you know that there are over 650 million unique pieces of malware in the world right now? You may have heard the claims that anti-virus companies create viruses and malware for their own benefit. While getting caught up in conspiracy theorizing can be entertaining – this one simply isn’t true. There are hundreds of anti-virus companies competing with each other globally, with employees who continually move between them to advance their careers. If one company created

ESET Internet Security recognized with awards from AV Comparatives and Virus Bulletin

ESET Expert

May 21, 2019

ESET Internet Security recognized with awards from AV Comparatives and Virus Bulletin

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has received awards from both AV Comparatives and Virus Bulletin for their ESET Internet Security product for Windows. AV Comparatives, a world-renowned independent testing and certification body, has awarded ESET Internet Security first place in their Performance Test – Impact of Consumer Security Software on System Performance report. ESET scored 99.7 out of a possible 100 points, an increase over their 98.5 score in the 2018 report.

Types of backup and five backup mistakes to avoid

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May 17, 2019

Types of backup and five backup mistakes to avoid

What are the main types of backup operations and how can you avoid the sinking feeling that comes with the realization that you may not get your data back? As humanity’s use of all kinds of technology has grown, terms like backup are no longer unfamiliar to the majority of people. Of course, the concept of a backup existed long before it came to be named as such. Whenever any important document or information was copied and stored in a place separate from the original for the

AV-Comparatives recognizes ESET with enterprise and consumer cybersecurity awards

ESET Expert

Mar 14, 2019

AV-Comparatives recognizes ESET with enterprise and consumer cybersecurity awards

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been recognized with gold and silver awards in recent reports from AV-Comparatives, an independent testing organization. AV-Comparatives uses one of the largest sample collections worldwide to create a real-world environment for highly accurate testing. In its recent Summary Report 2018, which looked at 18 different vendors, ESET took the Gold Award for the False Positive Test as well as the Silver Award for the Performance Test. Fu

ESET to showcase award-winning security solutions at 2019 RSA conference

ESET Expert

Mar 5, 2019

ESET to showcase award-winning security solutions at 2019 RSA conference

ESET will be demonstrating its recently-released enterprise security solutions and will be showing how its malware research leads to better security at RSA 2019 in San Francisco, California. ESET is the trusted IT security partner for the enterprise market, providing both cutting-edge technology and human expertise. ESET’s booth at RSA will be in the North Expo Hall (#5345). First, ESET’s cybersecurity experts will be onsite to demonstrate the company’s recently-released port

ESET

Feb 26, 2019

ESET wins PC Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award for best security suite

ESET a leader in multilayered endpoint security, has been named the PC Magazine Readers’ Choice winner for best security suite software for home use in 2019. The award comes on the heels of SC Magazine’s five out of five stars product review of ESET Endpoint Encryption, and G2 Crowd’s naming of ESET as “best endpoint protection suite.” In PC Magazine’s survey, ESET achieved the highest score of any vendor in categories including: likelihood to recommend (9.4/10), overall sati