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A quick Google search for “business security products” will produce an unwieldy number of results. How is a company to choose?
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Smart Home Hacking at Web Summit 2018 | Avast
You make your home “smarter” which each connected device you add — a smart doorbell, a smart thermostat, a smart television — almost everything comes in a “smart” version these days, even toothbrushes. Device by device, you grow this IoT univers…
How IoT Laws & Codes of Practice Could Be the New Norm | Avast
Thinking of buying a smart door lock or a thermostat? Good news, consumers! Starting Jan 1, 2020, new internet-connected consumer products such as mobile phones, smart appliances, home alarms, monitors, trackers, and cameras that are sold in Californ…
Home Security Cameras and Monitors Open Homes to Cyber Crimes | Avast
It’s not uncommon today for a home to be equipped with security gear, home monitoring equipment and other internet enabled IoT devices, like IP cameras and wireless monitors. But the benefits of securing a home through new technologies can also…
Hackers Love Healthcare, Voters Fall Prey to the Dark Web | Avast
Emotet malware becomes more versatile; mass harvests emails
Emotet malware, which is usually identified as a banking trojan, is now becoming more versatile and has created a new means for stealing victims’ emails, going back as far as six months. Th…
How to password protect a folder or file in Windows | Avast
In a perfect world, once you set up a Windows password, all is secure and safe, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case. A Windows login password offers a very basic level of protection that mainly keeps your files safe from others who may share your…
Avast Business Cybersecurity Skills Series – Are you Registered? | Avast Business
After hosting our Cybersecurity Essentials Master Course in our first two cities, feedback and appreciation have been strong. In fact, so positive that we’ve added a last tour date in Manchester, UK with new speakers. There is also still time t…
Premier One transforms patch management with Managed Workplace | Avast Business
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Headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, Premier One provides managed IT and security services, as well as IT consulting, to small businesses. The company’s clients include service-based industries, such as title insurance, accounting, legal, a…
Avast discontinues support for Windows XP & Vista | Avast
Avast cybersecurity products will officially stop updating our antivirus product for Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems as of January 1, 2019. The demand to protect those systems has substantially waned in recent years at the same time that…
Hold all alerts with Do Not Disturb mode | Avast
Ding! An email from a co-worker. Beep! A tweet from your favorite celebrity. Be-doop! An IM from your bestie (or bae or boo or bro) asking if you’d like to grab a quick bite to eat. These days, it’s nearly impossible to get a moment’s respite from the …