Author Archives: Avast Blog

Is this website safe? Your complete website safety check guide | Avast Essential Guide

Remember when the internet was fun? These days it seems to be more minefield than playground. Users are treading cautiously and trusting nothing, wondering is this link safe and is that site infected? It’s difficult to enjoy your digital world when wor…

IT Pros Turn to the Cloud to Speed the Transition to Managed Security

In the race to stay ahead of new cyberthreats and unexpected security issues for small and medium-sized businesses, how can IT service providers continue to grow revenue, win new business, and compete effectively? Adding security services to your exist…

Ransomware strain evolves, RATs cause mischief, and yet another data breach strikes | Avast

Magniber ransomware grows stronger and scarier
The Magniber strain of ransomware is back, stronger than before, and starting to spread through much of Asia. Cybersecurity experts are taking note of the substantial changes the malware has undergone ov…

Delivering enterprise-grade security on a small budget just got easier | Avast Business

With cyberattacks like phishing, malvertising, drive-by downloads, and ransomware delivering constant threats to small and medium-sized businesses, online security has never been a bigger priority.  For IT service providers, providing this level o…

SofTec Solutions turns to CloudCare and Managed Workplace to deliver managed security services | Avast

The Company
SofTec Solutions provides managed IT and security services to the Canadian business community of southeastern New Brunswick. The company serves a range of businesses within a 100 kilometer radius that includes automotive, accounting, truck…

Swiss IT provider transforms business model with Avast Business CloudCare | Avast Business

The customer
Based in Düdingen, Switzerland, Lehmann Computer has provided IT and security services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in their local region since 1999. Founder and owner Roger Lehmann leads a team of seven who work with vario…

Fake apps on Google, data breaches around the globe | Avast

Fake apps on Google Play open the door for BankBot Anubis

Mobile users in Turkey, beware. IBM cybersecurity researchers announced this week that they’ve discovered at least ten fake apps on the Google Play Store that seem to be a unified campaign to spread the banking Trojan BankBot Anubis, which is designed to steal bank login credentials, payment card numbers, and e-wallet info.   

Create a cyber protection policy for your small business using our free template | Avast Business

Small businesses (SMBs) make up 99.7% of all US businesses, and they’re under increasing attacks from hackers and malicious software. As such it’s more important than ever to get the right protection by having a comprehensive security policy in place.