Jena, 25.03.2026. Cybercriminals are increasingly operating with a division of labor and using advanced tools. The European IT security manufacturer ESET, which maintains an important location in Jena, analyzes these threats in its new eCrime Reports and offers companies concrete defense strategies.
- Publisher: IT security company ESET (Jena location)
- Publication: New „eCrime Reports“ (Standard & Advanced)
- Focus: Financially motivated cybercrime (Ransomware, Infostealers)
- Target Group: IT managers and security teams in companies
Cyberattacks on companies and institutions are reaching a new level of professionalization. As shown by current evaluations from ESET, hacker and ransomware groups are now operating with a strong division of labor. So-called infostealers specifically collect sensitive access data in advance, which is then sold to other criminals and used for large-scale extortion attempts. This makes it increasingly difficult for companies to stop attacks at an early stage.
Deep Insights into Real Attack Chains
To effectively support IT security teams in defense, ESET has launched the new eCrime Reports. These so-called Threat Intelligence reports provide in-depth technical analyses, Indicators of Compromise (IoC), and reconstruct complete attack chains of perpetrators.
Roman Kováč, Chief Research Officer at ESET, emphasizes the necessity of this data: „Cybercrime is evolving at an enormous speed today. With the eCrime Reports, we provide security teams with insights into real attacks and show which methods cybercriminals are currently using. Companies can thereby identify more quickly where their own vulnerabilities lie.“
Artificial Intelligence as a Defense Aid
A central component of the new reports, which appear in a Standard and an Advanced version, is the ESET AI Advisor. This generative AI module helps analysts in companies to contextualize complex incidents faster and automatically derive recommendations for action. The findings underlying the report are based on global telemetry data as well as cooperation with international authorities such as the FBI, Europol, CISA, and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
Background: IT Hub Jena and Preventive Protection
Jena is considered one of the most important centers for the digital economy and IT security in Central Germany. The European cybersecurity company ESET operates its DACH headquarters (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in the Lichtstadt and bundles significant research and sales expertise here.
As perpetrator groups act increasingly professionally, criminal police and IT experts advise local companies to follow these basic rules of cyber hygiene:
- Employee Awareness: Regular training on recognizing phishing emails, which often serve as an entry point.
- Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Additional protection for all important company logins and VPN access.
- Offline Backups: Regular data backups that are physically or logically separated from the rest of the network to remain operational in the event of ransomware attacks (encryption Trojans).
- Patch Management: Timely installation of security updates for all software products and operating systems used.
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Jena – Cybercriminals continue to professionalize their attacks.
Transparency Note: This article was created automatically, editorially reviewed, and expanded with AI support.