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ESET

ESET is a Slovak cybersecurity company headquartered in Bratislava. Founded in 1992 by Miroslav Trnka, Peter Paško and Rudolf Hrubý, it originated from the NOD antivirus software developed by Trnka and Paško in 1987. The company develops cybersecurity software and services for consumers and organizations, including endpoint security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), threat intelligence and managed detection and response (MDR). ESET is privately held and is one of the largest cybersecurity companies headquartered in Europe. In May 2026, NATO announced a strategic, non-commercial cybersecurity partnership with ESET, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and cooperation between NATO and the private sector.

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ESET is a Slovak cybersecurity company headquartered in Bratislava. Founded in 1992 by Miroslav Trnka, Peter Paško and Rudolf Hrubý, it originated from the NOD antivirus software developed by Trnka and Paško in 1987. The company develops cybersecurity software and services for consumers and organizations, including endpoint security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), threat intelligence and managed detection and response (MDR). ESET is privately held and is one of the largest cybersecurity companies headquartered in Europe. In May 2026, NATO announced a strategic, non-commercial cybersecurity partnership with ESET, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks aimed at strengthening cyber resilience and cooperation between NATO and the private sector.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378554367

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