Real-World Tips For Families From The Digital Sanity Summit | Avast
In recent weeks the conversation society’s been having about the role tech plays in our lives has changed dramatically.
Avast Speaks at Virtual Digital Sanity Summit | Avast
We are now rounding out the second week of California’s shelter-in-place order, and I’m sure I’m not the only parent who will admit to abandoning my kids’ screen time rules as part of this “new normal.” When I have to jump on a Zoom, I can open one of …
Tech Can Help With Quality of Life for Elders | Avast
If you are supporting an elderly member of your family, you might be interested in a collection of home tech devices that can help extend their ability to live more independently. We all need help as we get older, and I write this column based on the e…
Hackers Leak FSB Plan for IoT Botnet | Avast
This week, Russian hacking group Digital Revolution leaked documents it claims to have pilfered from a company building a cyberweapon for the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency. ZDNet reporters who have seen the leaked data said the documents charge …
Network Operators and Converged Services For Consumers | Avast
As customers use their devices continuously at home and on-the-go, operators are looking to deepen customer relationships by offering a more holistic network approach. So as a crowded marketplace evolves to serve customers’ changing needs, a new opport…
Choosing a Secure Baby Monitor | Avast
As a technologist and recent father, I recently had the need to purchase a baby monitor for my newborn son. It’s the first tech device parents add to the nursery, and it serves an all-important purpose – letting us keep eyes on the baby while we procee…
The Importance of Vulnerability Disclosure | Avast
Vulnerability disclosure is the process of bringing information about flaws in operating systems, applications, firmware and business processes into the public domain. The purpose is to ensure that product vendors fix the flaws while users can mitigate…
EU Document Warns of Russian COVID-19 Disinfo Campaign | Avast
An internal document circulated among European Union officials alleges that Russia launched a “significant disinformation campaign” about the coronavirus in order to cause panic and worsen the impact of the outbreak on European countries, reported Reut…
How Hospitals Can Protect Themselves From Ransomware | Avast
Last Friday, Brno’s University Hospital in Czech Republic, which is also a testing center for the coronavirus, faced a ransomware attack that paralyzed its computers. The hospital followed standard procedures and notified the Czech National Cyber and I…
9 Ways to Stay Sane During Work-From-Home | Avast
In the past week the coronavirus threat has prompted a wave of telecommuting across the U.S., the likes of which we’ve never seen before and may never see again. Basically, everybody who’s able to work from home is doing so.