Nearly 60% of American adults have a social media account and, chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re one of them. What happens to those accounts when the person dies? And what about online banking and mortgages and bills and every other …
Greetings, kiddies! It’s your old pal the Vault Keeper, sneaking into the Avast Security News Team’s office after hours to pull together a decadent dinner of dark delicacies for you. I ran my bony fingers through the archives and found the sca…
Scammers are stealing verified Twitter and Instagram accounts in order to resell them on the black market to other scammers who will use them to promote NFT frauds. According to investigative reporting by The Verge, sales of these stolen accou…
Day after day, we see news about new cyberattacks: Data breaches, yet another ransomware attack, and so on. From big companies to individuals, all of us are affected by these threats. A fact that isn’t that well known is that the first vector …
Are you secretly tech-challenged? Don’t be ashamed to say so –– you’re not alone. A British study involving 2,000 device owners revealed that almost 50% admit they are not very knowledgeable when it comes to resolving tech issues. Additionally…
For many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), prioritizing cybersecurity in hybrid work environments is a challenge. In recent years, a large number of SMBs have shifted to a hybrid workplace structure, where employees work from home for …
The sandwich generation — which is people in their 30s and 40s who are both raising their own children and caring for aging parents — has always had a lot on its plate. And, these days, there’s a relatively new addition to the party: managing …
Take our cyber awareness quiz and learn how you can navigate discussions with your family around the complexities of technology and digital threats. Our goal is help you, the “sandwich generation,” keep both both aging parents …
Parlement Technologies put out a press release this week that stated it had entered into “an agreement in principle” to sell Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, the conservative social media platform Parler. The announcement comes just days a…
Despite the fact that death has been a part of the human experience for as long as there have been humans, we’re still not great at dealing with it. We create rules, rituals, and etiquette to help us get through, but when you throw social medi…