Have you ever gotten a call from an unknown number claiming that there’s a serious problem with your computer? It’s likely you have — these types of calls, called tech support fraud, are more common than they ever have been before. Scammers…
Earlier this month, I had the unique opportunity to observe the National Guard conduct its cybersecurity exercises at Cyber Shield 21. This is perhaps the largest training effort of its kind, with more than 800 people across the U.S. taking…
We’re continuing to analyze and review the upcoming privacy features which will be included in Apple’s iOS 15 and Monterey OS, which will be released later this year. As we’ve previously mentioned, some features will be included free of cha…
This week, parent company Facebook announced that it was rolling out Sensitive Content Control on Instagram, a filter to limit the amount of potentially upsetting content that the platform suggests to users in the Explore tab. Users are enc…
Following up on our big win at the end of 2020, we’re now excited to announce that Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus has received the “Approved Business Product” award for July 2021 by AV-Comparatives.
Earlier in July, a group of security researchers revealed that they had been working together to uncover a widespread surveillance of journalists, politicians, government officials, chief executives, and human rights activists. The tool of …
I have the pleasure of leading the Avast Red Team, a specialized unit dedicated to protecting our business applications, products and network infrastructures. You could say my team is all business, literally. We keep our clients’ data safe …
One of the less publicized features of the upcoming Apple iOS 15 is the ability to add your driver’s license into your Apple Wallet. Without a doubt, it will be very convenient to store your digital driver’s license alongside your proof of …
Finding out someone’s address used to be kind of hard — or at least took some effort. I’m old enough to remember a time when you had to grab that brick called the “yellow pages” to search for someone’s address. We were taught how to do it i…
In this post, we will explain exactly why customer data is valuable and why it is so important for businesses to protect. Specifically, we’ll take a look at the kinds of data businesses collect, various vulnerabilities in systems, and what …