Toddlers & Technology | Avast
By now, a good number of us have settled into a new normal of remote work. Our homes have melded into offices, schools and summer camps, and we’re using the web to do more than ever before.
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Toddlers & Technology | Avast
By now, a good number of us have settled into a new normal of remote work. Our homes have melded into offices, schools and summer camps, and we’re using the web to do more than ever before.
COVID-19 Tracking Apps Riddled with Flaws | Avast
In their haste to bring COVID-19 contact tracing apps to market, many developers around the world have skimped on security, giving hackers easy targets from which they can steal all kinds of sensitive information, such as the names of the sick, nationa…
“Garry on Lockdown” Episode 3 | Avast
Recently relocating from his Manhattan home to be with his family along the beautiful beaches of Split, Croatia, Garry Kasparov, Avast security ambassador and a leading industry voice on AI, continues his digital series on the issues influencing our li…
Best Business Tools of 2019 Winner | Avast
Working with Statista Inc., the globally recognized data research company, Newsweek recently produced an authoritative list of America’s Best Business Tools, naming the top providers of business software and software services in 54 categories, from aud…
Stalkerware Use Surges During Lockdown | Avast
Compared to January and February this year, before lockdown measures took effect, March through June saw a surge in the use of stalkerware, an insidious kind of software that allows users to track both the physical and digital moves of others, sometime…
Avast Finds Banking Trojan, Cerberus, on Google Play | Avast
In the last few days, our Mobile Threat Labs team at Avast discovered a Cerberus banking Trojan on Google Play that was targeting Android users in Spain. As is common with banking malware, Cerberus, disguised itself as a genuine app in order to access …
The Importance of Authentication | Avast
Controlling access is the basis of all security. The right people should be allowed in, and the wrong people kept out. This is done by confirming – or authenticating – the identity of the person seeking access, and then checking that the person is auth…
130M User Records for Sale from Major Data Breaches | Avast
Over the past few weeks, more than 130 million user records, allegedly collected from 14 company data breaches, have been put up for sale on numerous hacking forums. Bleeping Computer reported that the seller, a known data breach broker, claims all the…
Encrypted Traffic Inspection | Avast
While encryption technologies have been key tools for ensuring web traffic stays private and secure, cybercriminals are also using encryption to hide malware and execute web-based attacks.