ESET World 2025 – Key Insights from the Cyber Threat Landscape Panel
Event: ESET World 2025
Session: Navigating the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape
Date: March 25, 2025
Panelists: Peter Stelzhammer (AV-Comparatives), Zuzana Legathova (ESET), William Booth (MITRE)
The cybersecurity community tuned in for one of the most anticipated sessions at ESET World 2025, where experts from AV-Comparatives, MITRE, and ESET shared timely insights into the ever-evolving threat landscape.
Peter Stelzhammer, co-founder of AV-Comparatives, brought a unique perspective to the panel, drawing on over two decades of experience in independent cybersecurity testing. Alongside William Booth of MITRE and Zuzana Legathova of ESET, the panel addressed pressing topics such as adversary emulation, endpoint security evolution, and the role of threat intelligence frameworks.
Key Takeaways:
- Independent evaluations are critical for organizations seeking clarity in a complex security environment. AV-Comparatives emphasized the importance of not only producing reliable test results but also translating them into practical insights that decision-makers can act on.
- The session underscored the value of contextualizing security data—moving from raw output to real-world relevance.
“Our mission is not just to measure, but to help understand what the data in our reports means in the context of protection, performance, and usability.” – Peter Stelzhammer, co-founder, AV-Comparatives
Through collaborative dialogue and the sharing of grounded expertise, the session showcased how combining frameworks, analytics, and interpretation can help organizations make better, faster security decisions.
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