Digital Sanity Summit Cyberbullying Survival Guide | Avast
In our third post discussing the Digital Sanity Summit, we learn how to combat cyberbullying with a tactic that transforms potential harm into proactive healing.
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Digital Sanity Summit Tips for Parents | Avast
We continue our series from the Digital Sanity Summit with advice from the Council of Europe’s own Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, law professor and eSafety consultant. Dr. Milovidov is a mother herself, and she has dedicated the last seven years of her caree…
Real-World Tips For Families From The Digital Sanity Summit | Avast
In recent weeks the conversation society’s been having about the role tech plays in our lives has changed dramatically.
Avast Speaks at Virtual Digital Sanity Summit | Avast
We are now rounding out the second week of California’s shelter-in-place order, and I’m sure I’m not the only parent who will admit to abandoning my kids’ screen time rules as part of this “new normal.” When I have to jump on a Zoom, I can open one of …
Tech Can Help With Quality of Life for Elders | Avast
If you are supporting an elderly member of your family, you might be interested in a collection of home tech devices that can help extend their ability to live more independently. We all need help as we get older, and I write this column based on the e…
Hackers Leak FSB Plan for IoT Botnet | Avast
This week, Russian hacking group Digital Revolution leaked documents it claims to have pilfered from a company building a cyberweapon for the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency. ZDNet reporters who have seen the leaked data said the documents charge …
Network Operators and Converged Services For Consumers | Avast
As customers use their devices continuously at home and on-the-go, operators are looking to deepen customer relationships by offering a more holistic network approach. So as a crowded marketplace evolves to serve customers’ changing needs, a new opport…
Choosing a Secure Baby Monitor | Avast
As a technologist and recent father, I recently had the need to purchase a baby monitor for my newborn son. It’s the first tech device parents add to the nursery, and it serves an all-important purpose – letting us keep eyes on the baby while we procee…
The Importance of Vulnerability Disclosure | Avast
Vulnerability disclosure is the process of bringing information about flaws in operating systems, applications, firmware and business processes into the public domain. The purpose is to ensure that product vendors fix the flaws while users can mitigate…
EU Document Warns of Russian COVID-19 Disinfo Campaign | Avast
An internal document circulated among European Union officials alleges that Russia launched a “significant disinformation campaign” about the coronavirus in order to cause panic and worsen the impact of the outbreak on European countries, reported Reut…