Last year, kids across the world became pros at digital learning. They became wizards at Wi-Fi, sorcerers on smartphones, and mere apprentices at internet privacy. Whether they are attending in person or still remote, it’s already time to s…
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the Avast Red Team’s top 5 security tips for businesses. The Red Team specializes in protecting users on company-wide levels, and our key to success is the way we use offensive techniques for defensive purp…
Social media app Clubhouse, for which member invitations were highly coveted throughout the pandemic, has ditched its invite-only exclusivity with a general release last week that makes the platform available to all users. After launching i…
New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang have been covering the trials and tribulations of Facebook for the past several years, and they have used their reporting to form the basis of their new book, An Ugly Truth: Inside Fa…
You may already have won! How many scams have begun with these words?
There is a new breed of scammers gaining popularity, thanks to the wild swings in the cryptocurrency market. Avast researcher Mat?j Ra?inský has tracked three diff…
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.