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Denial: why do small businesses turn a blind eye to their biggest threat? | Avast Business

“You can lead a horse to water,” says Doctor Lee Hadlington, Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology at De Montfort University in Leicester. He doesn’t hide his exasperation. “Until a company gets attacked, or they know someone that’s been attacked, the…

The MSP Guide to Vertical Market Success: Spotlight on Education | Avast Business

Continuing the topic of MSP success through vertical market specialization, we have a new guide that explores the ways the education sector may be the perfect vertical. Several factors are important to consider when evaluating and choosing a vertical m…

The MSP Guide to Vertical Market Success: Spotlight on Education | Avast Business

Continuing the topic of MSP success through vertical market specialization, we have a new guide that explores the ways the education sector may be the perfect vertical. Several factors are important to consider when evaluating and choosing a vertical m…

An Android flaw, “page-changing” malware, and more data breaches | Avast

Flaw allows millions of Android devices to be tracked
A new vulnerability, CVE-2018-9489, has been identified in all Android devices. The flaw allows hackers to track users through the interception of Wi-Fi network names, BSSID, local IP addresses, DN…

Nonprofit agency gains better protection, pricing and support with switch to Avast Business Antivirus | Avast Business

The Company
Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. (UMCHS) is a nonprofit agency that provides education and child development programs to low-income families. Based in Umatilla County in the city of Hermiston, Oregon, the agency’s mission is to prepare chi…