Dave Piscitello has been involved in the internet for more than four decades and has worked tirelessly toward improving overall security and operations, both as an independent consultant as well as a major figure in various organizations. His …
Just as you wouldn’t put your kid in a car at age 16 and say, “Drive, kid!” without ever talking to them about how to drive — and why speeding or driving intoxicated or looking at your phone while driving is dangerous — you can’t let a kid run…
Out of the 7 million enterprise malware reports that Microsoft had in the last 30 days, over 81% came from education. The next closest industry is retail and consumer goods, at just 9%.
A new phishing attack tries to panic users into entering their company email login credentials by displaying a countdown clock that supposedly shows how much time remains before their account is deleted. When the time runs out, nothing actuall…
A new phishing attack tries to panic users into entering their company email login credentials by displaying a countdown clock that supposedly shows how much time remains before their account is deleted. When the time runs out, nothing actuall…
New shoes and new backpacks are flying off the shelves, and that can only mean one thing – it’s back-to-school time. First semester always begins with fresh faces, new gear, and an open-minded attitude, so there’s really no better time to intr…
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. In fact, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA), they account for more than half of all private sector jobs in the United States. After weathering the storm of the pandemic, 2022 …
Today, the Avast Diversity & Inclusion team is shining a spotlight on Avast Legal Counsel Siew Lau, an active D&I champion and ambassador.
Before Siew got into law, she obtained a degree in arts and journalism and worked as both a jou…
Perhaps more than anything else, the contemporary internet is a Place for Opinions. We’ve even come up with entirely new terminologies for the different ways you can argue online. Flame wars. Sealioning. Reply guys. And, of course, trolling.
We’ve extended the cross-platform capabilities of Avast One, our award winning all-in-one digital protection service, by adding an Online Safety Score feature for both Mac and iOS. Previously available on Windows and Android, Online Safet…