Phishing scams are pouring into inboxes in droves. And as the sheer volume of these scams increases, so do the levels of sophistication. Verizon reports that 30% of phishing scam emails get opened by the targeted users, with 12% of those users clicking…
“You might be well protected, but if someone in your office downloads the latest episode of Game Of Thrones from some shady site and brings it into the office on a USB, plugs it in… before you know it, you’ve got malware all through the system”
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In early 2019, Avast Antivirus client version 19 will kick cybersecurity to the next level. We will be releasing it throughout our home and business products. Avast Antivirus client version 19 will NOT be compatible with Windows XP or Vista operating s…
We’ve been talking to our Small and Medium Business (SMB) customers lately about their IT Security posture. Surprisingly, a lot of folks are saying that they’re either too busy or don’t have the right tools to know whether they’re vuln…
Bank phishing scam phones it in
Many banking customers in Brazil woke up to a rude shock as the security module they installed as instructed turned out to be a trojan. Dubbed Camubot, the Trojan malware proudly sports banking logos and other branding,…
Bank phishing scam phones it in
Many banking customers in Brazil woke up to a rude shock as the security module they installed as instructed turned out to be a trojan. Dubbed Camubot, the Trojan malware proudly sports banking logos and other branding,…
TechRadar Pro, the business-focused arm of TechRadar, the largest UK-based technology news and review site, recently rated the eight top business antivirus products to find the best SMB cybersecurity software of 2018. The title went to Avast Business A…
TechRadar Pro, the business-focused arm of TechRadar, the largest UK-based technology news and review site, recently rated the eight top business antivirus products to find the best SMB cybersecurity software of 2018. The title went to Avast Business A…
This past weekend, Avast attended the IFA+ Summit in Berlin, a two-day convention that brings together scientists, artists, developers, researchers, and digital pioneers from IFA, one of the world’s leading annual trade shows for consumer electronics a…
“You can lead a horse to water,” says Doctor Lee Hadlington, Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology at De Montfort University in Leicester. He doesn’t hide his exasperation. “Until a company gets attacked, or they know someone that’s been attacked, the…