With hybrid working being the new norm and cyber-attacks likely to increase, you’ve probably done your best to keep your companies cybersecurity relevant and up to date. Much like with COVID, even though your bubble may be safe, it just takes on prick to pop it. Thinking about how to best protect our own bubbles is great, but not nearly as effective as protecting our environment.
Close to home, an Australian health insurance provider recently had all it’s data breached. Hackers accessed 200 gigabytes of data including personal data and health claims data from all customers. Aside from the negative press and unmeasurable non-financial damages, the company faced AU$35 million in direct damages and are facing fines of over AUD$50 million. This is a terrible example, but with proper measures in place, we can drastically reduce the chances of you falling victim.
When an employee goes home, do they log in to an external network you don’t have security control of? Are they automatically connecting to the wi-fi of the local big M while waiting in the drive-through? Do they have new ‘at home’ devices that connect with their work devices after hours? What about their partners? Are their devices protected? These behaviors and incidents are part of modern living. They are only going to increase as more aspects of our lives are digitized and connected. When you protect others, you also enhance your own protection.
MAJOR ESET PREMIUM SECURITY UPDATES
ESET LiveGuard
An additional security layer that proactively discoversand stops new, never-before- seen types of threats by using enhanced techniques. ESET LiveGuard is a service that is personalized to you and handles a wide range of file types, including documents, scripts, installers and executable files. Suspicious files are run in a safe, sandboxed environment within the ESET HQ Cloud.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
Password authentication and advanced brute-force attack protection with a new CAPTCHA page.
Password Manager
Helps you store and organize passwords, automatically. Fill in forms and generate extra-strong encrypted passwords. All you need to remember is your master password. You can also remotely log out from all websites, clear your browsing history or close browser tabs. Receive security alerts when your passwords are at risk. Biometric authentication is integrated, and two-factor authentication (2FA) with Google Authenticator can be incorporated.
Banking & Payment Protection improvement
Features a special secured browser mode through which you can safely pay online and run any supported browser in secured mode by default (after setup). Automatically protects you while internet banking and accessing web-based crypto-wallets. Encrypts communications between the keyboard and the browser for safer transactions and notifies you when using the feature on public Wi-Fi. Protects you from keyloggers. The “SecureAllBrowsers” mode is activated automatically for all compatible browsers.
Network inspector improvement
Enables you to test your home router for vulnerabilities, such as weak passwords or out-of-date firmware. Provides you with an easy-to-access list of router-connected devices (smartphones, smart devices) with improved device detection to show you who’s connected (device name, IP address, MAC address, etc.). Enables you to scan smart devices for vulnerabilities and gives suggestions on how to fix possible issues. Offers the possibility to mark a network as My network (only for trusted networks).
Enhanced with Intel® Threat Detection Technology
Intel® Core™ processors (subject to hardware requirements) which help to improves ransomware protection
Dark Mode!
The much requested, long awaited ESET dark mode is here.
New ESET consumer product pricing:
In 2023, ESET is making some significant positive changes to their licensing model for the consumer product range. Register for this webinar to find out more.