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SAN DIEGO – January 21, 2021 – COVID-19 changed many consumers’ habits, particularly when it comes to being online. Nowhere was this more evident than the 2020 holiday shopping season, when online shopping increased 32.2% from the previous year. But with widespread deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine expected to happen over the next several months, will those habits change? And do users feel secure when they are online? ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, asked these questions and more in a global survey released today.

The introduction of ESET PROTECT Cloud reflects the well-recognized shift in the security landscape from on-premises security software solutions to cloud-based services. ESET recognizes that many businesses are moving toward a “cloud first” approach, so a security software offering that aligns with this strategy is essential.

However, with ESET Cloud Office Security (ECOS) protecting your employees, systems and data, the fight against cybercriminals can be easier and more straightforward. With spam filtering, anti-malware scanning and anti-phishing protection, ECOS is a service designed to help keep your IT environment clean and safe, and your business running as it should.

However, with ESET Cloud Office Security (ECOS) protecting your employees, systems and data, the fight against cybercriminals can be easier and more straightforward. With spam filtering, anti-malware scanning and anti-phishing protection, ECOS is a service designed to help keep your IT environment clean and safe, and your business running as it should.

Without a doubt, one of the most common cloud services powering businesses today is Microsoft 365. Microsoft reported that the number of commercial monthly active users of Microsoft 365 tipped past the 200 million mark in the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year.

To highlight this divide, ESET recently did some research into parents’ and children’s experiences with technology, in particular mobile phones, and found that the contrast in childhood mobile ownership between the two groups is stark. Surveying parents of 10- to 18-year-olds in the UK, ESET found that the average age to first own a mobile phone was 24, with 44% of those polled receiving them after their 21st birthday. Comparatively, the average age at which the children of those parents got their first phone was 11, and 73% had a phone before the age of 12.

“We wanted to develop a cybersecurity training program that was robust and comprehensive and, because users responded well to gamification during beta testing, was also fun and engaging,” said Samantha Serpa, director of learning and development at ESET North America. “As employees are often the first line of defense in a cybersecurity attack, providing education on how to protect the company’s data and networks through password best practices, two-factor authentication, mobile device security and other safety measures is instrumental in keeping companies safe from an outside attack. This education is even more imperative given the growing remote workforce – which increases the attack surface for businesses.”

To provide this safety, ESET has improved its already award-winning ESET Mobile Security (EMS) application, adding features such as payment protection, a new call filter technology and a redesigned anti-theft tool. Most recently, ESET was awarded the MRG Effitas Certificate in the Android 360° Assessment Programme Q1 2020 by MRG Effitas, a world leader in independent IT security efficacy testing, research and expertise.

In July 2020, AV-Test evaluated 17 mobile security products for Android, using their default settings and the most current versions of all products. The testing focused on malware detection and (product) usability, including performance and false positives. ESET Mobile Security (EMS) achieved top scores across the full battery of tests with full 6.0/6.0 marks for Protection Score, Performance Score and Usability.

The pandemic has helped highlight a shared concern within both SMBs and enterprises: secure enablement of managed remote work. Sure, many entrepreneurs and start-ups have “wild-wested” their way into remote operations, but properly managed systems that are risk-averse and planned strategically require more. Now, with the threat landscape changed by the pandemic, the scale of businesses looking at cyber defense technologies has changed. While mature operations have already implemented better safeguards for their business and personal data, current remote work challenges dictate an even wider need for protection against both ransomware and new, previously unknown threats.