Everybody knows that TSA will make you pour out your water bottle and take off your shoes, but are they allowed to search your phone? Well, like a lot of security-related things, there’s not exactly a clean “yes or no” answer.
If your children are using the popular messaging platform Discord to connect with friends while playing games, they aren’t alone. Discord now has about 154 million active users who are 13 years of age and older. This online community is defini…
We all love a good deal, right? And what’s better than free? Would you like to get the last version of Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop? And what about some games like Age of Empires IV or Sniper Elite 4? All for free! Well, in this case it…
There are probably few among us who, never have they ever, downloaded questionable content. Whether it was a hit song in the Napster era or a Blockbuster movie you found on a “special” site online, you can probably think of at least one occasi…
You may have witnessed the social media trend of people talking to their significant others’ phones to influence their ad algorithms. Believe it or not, it isn’t that far-fetched, even if the exact method of talking to someone’s phone isn’t go…
Any seasoned traveler will know just how just how many single-use apps are downloaded over the course of an average vacation. These days, everything from watching movies on the plane to checking into your hotel or accessing your tickets to a t…
The landscape of cybercrime is vast and constantly evolving, and cybercriminals are always coming up with new and novel ways to manipulate people. Avast’s cybersecurity researchers recently uncovered one such scheme, which involves a crowdfund…
Updates for Avast version 9 — which was launched in 2014 — are being discontinued. Since we know that this change will affect the loyal Avast users who are still running version 9, we’ve put together a quick list of questions and answers to he…
Hello, fellow travelers!
As we prepare for the summer travel season, it’s crucial to remember that cybersecurity is just as important as packing your suitcase. As a cybersecurity expert with Avast, I’ve been asked to compile a comprehen…
Imagine this: You open your email and find the following message: “I am a hacker, and I’ve gained access to your operating system. I’ve been watching you for months…”