Cybercrime risk calculator: cost of antivirus vs cost of attack
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Most small business owners know that cyberattacks are a risk, but many underestimate the financial impact that a…
In the highly competitive industry of cybersecurity, it can be difficult to pick out the best products for your computer, phone, smart devices, and business. When independent labs award companies and products recognition for excellence, it speaks volum…
Hand-written espionage documents, declassified files, and a century’s worth of secret communications and never before seen artifacts can now be spied for the very first time at a London Science Museum exhibit co-sponsored by Avast. Top Secret: From Cip…
The Company
With offices in Greenville and New Bern, N.C., Computer Geeks has been delivering customized IT and security services for small and medium businesses (SMB) since 1995. Through its new Geeks Help Desk service, the company has moved from a r…
We recently looked at some of the threats that come from smart or connected devices in the home, and the solutions we can employ. The threats arise because the devices are often inherently insecure when we buy them. The full solution seems obvious – ma…
Monika Seidlova is a diligent, focused, conscientious data scientist. “In data I can analyze details endlessly,” says the Avast data analyst, who is based in Prague. “So on one hand, it’s nice that there’s always a new way of looking at it. On the othe…
Monika Seidlova is a diligent, focused, conscientious data scientist. “In data I can analyze details endlessly,” says the Avast data analyst, who is based in Prague. “So on one hand, it’s nice that there’s always a new way of looking at it. On the othe…
A company that runs SmartMate, a platform to manage smart home appliances, has leaked over 2 billion logs of highly sensitive information via a publicly accessible database.
Hack your car with PASTA
For $28,300, consumers can now purchase PASTA (Portable Automotive Security Testbed). Created by Toyota, PASTA is an open-source testing platform that checks a car’s vulnerability to hacking. Dark Reading reported researchers …
A new, three-pronged version of the malware known as the mobile WannaCry is targeting four major banks in Brazil, Avast threat researcher Nikolaos Chrysaidos has found.