Earlier this month, a group of hackers published a massive dataset stolen from various local law enforcement agencies. The data has been labeled BlueLeaks and contains more than 269 GB of thousands of police reports that go back at least two decades fr…
How to set up a server for a small business
As your business grows and you take on more employees, the time will come where you need a server to keep your office network and business running efficiently. But with a seemingly endless array of choices a…
Security researchers have discovered what they believe to be a global surveillance campaign whereby attackers were using malicious Google Chrome browser extensions to steal data and spy on over 100 networks. Threatpost reported that the researchers sus…
Phishing is the most prolific category of cyber scam. Others include romance scams, mugged in London scams, advance fee frauds and many more. Most scams seek to part you from your money – phishing is unique in seeking your personal data, usually in the…
This spring, Avast’s Sean Obrey had the pleasure of sitting down with Light Reading’s Phil Harvey twice to discuss the new world of 5G cybersecurity and how Avast can create value for service providers.
As cloud-based technologies become the tool of choice for today’s global workforces, keeping businesses protected from web-based attacks is a primary challenge for IT service providers.
Avast researchers have discovered a large campaign of HiddenAds on the Google Play Store. HiddenAds refers to a family of Trojans that disguise as safe and useful applications, but in fact only serve to display intrusive ads to the user. The discovered…
This Thursday and Friday, June 25th and 26th, come join us at the USENIX HotEdge ‘20 workshop, a digital event bringing together researchers, academics, and experts in edge computing to share their ideas, discuss research, and identify the newest trend…
Since it began, Avast Security Ambassador Garry Kasparov has been observing the world in lockdown from his home in New York. Noting the seismic shifts in our work cultures, tech practices, and day-to-day living, Garry soon saw the need for a forum wher…
One of the things that I miss in these Covid times is the ability to travel regularly to Israel, where my daughter and her family have been living for many years. Often on these visits I would take the opportunity to check in with several security rese…