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3 things every employee needs to know about online security
Companies of all sizes in multiple sectors lose sensitive information, millions of dollars, and their good reputation every year to cyberattacks.
Human error accounts for an estimated 95 percent of security incidents.
Bein…
Getting to know you: Avast Reader Survey
Today is National Get to Know Your Customers Day, so we want to get to know our readers better!
CEO Vince Steckler talks cybersecurity with expert roundtable
Avast CEO, Vince Steckler, joined a panel of top security experts for a roundtable discussion about cybersecurity in our everyday lives.
Read ‘Talking Cybersecurity at Home, the Office and In-Between’
Avast security news wrap-up
Get your Avast update on hot topics like WhatsApp privacy, hacks on WordPress and Joomla, Android exploits, and more.
What WhatsApp’s new end-to-end encryption means for you
The popular messaging app, WhatsApp, has improved its privacy by encrypting all the messages that are sent with their service. We explain what this means to you and how to make sure you and your friends benefit from the higher security standards.
Tax scams increase by 400% as filing deadline approaches
Phishing email and malware have increased 400% this tax season.
The April 18th tax deadline is quickly approaching in the United States, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning people that scammers are stepping up their game by imperson…
Mid-Valley Literacy Center protects its people with Avast for Business
The Mid-Valley Literacy Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Keizer, Oregon, where adults come to improve their literacy skills in order to increase their economic stability and overall quality of life. With 25 staff members, the majority of whic…
New feature in Avast Wi-Fi Finder: Offline Mode
Avast Wi-Fi Finder’s Offline Mode helps you find hotspots without an Internet connection.
It’s never a pleasant experience to find yourself roaming around a foreign city unable to find Wi-Fi hotspots, especially when you’re unable to use your own data plan to begin with. In these cases, wouldn’t it be great to have a tool that could simply work its magic and locate nearby hotspots?
What WhatsApp’s new end-to-end encryption means for you
WhatsApp’s new end-to-end encryption means that the only people who can read your messages are you and the person that you’re chatting with.
Last night, I was chatting with a friend from home via WhatsApp, when a message appeared within my chat informing me that my messages and calls in WhatsApp were now secured with end-to-end encryption.
What is end-to-end encryption?
Think of encryption as a high-tech form of scrambled eggs — when you send messages, make a call, or send photos or videos with the latest version of WhatsApp, your messages are randomly mixed and secured. Only the person receiving your message has the key to unscramble your message so that it can be read. This makes it impossible for hackers, governments and even WhatsApp itself to access any of your messages. In the case that messages are intercepted by criminals or authorities, encryption renders messages unreadable to the unauthorized viewers.
Andromeda under the microscope
Andromeda is one of the longest running and most prevalent malware families to have existed. Andromeda was first discovered in late 2011 and it probably evolved from ngrBot/DorkBot. Throughout its existence, the groups behind Andromeda have use…