A hacker forum recently leaked 8.4 billion passwords, which means you were likely affected. The anonymous poster who uploaded the compilation, dubbed “RockYou2021”, to the forum claimed it contained 82 billion passwords. However, CyberNews analyzed the…
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a fast-growing cybersecurity threat that all businesses, especially small and medium-sized (SMB) ones, face. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported in their 2020 Internet Crime Report that they field…
When Apple releases iOS 15 this fall, iPhone users will find something new – a designated space in Apple Wallet where they can store their state ID or driver’s license along with their credit cards. Some U.S. states have already begun to develop the in…
It is with deep sadness that I must share that Vince Steckler, our former CEO, my predecessor and mentor, dear friend and Avastian legend, passed away in a tragic car accident on Tuesday this week.
It’s unlikely that you’ve read the privacy policy of every single app or website or online service that you use. In fact, it would be surprising if you’d read even one — most people haven’t. But as we all become increasingly aware of how much data is c…
It is with deep sadness that I must share that Vince Steckler, our former CEO, my predecessor and mentor, dear friend and Avastian legend, passed away in a tragic car accident on Tuesday this week.
Are ransomware attacks on the rise? It would certainly seem so. From the Colonial Pipeline to JBS to Ireland’s Health Service, the effects of ransomware are being felt far and wide. At the same time though, the US government has responded to these atta…
Even if you weren’t super into takeout before the pandemic, chances are you’ve upped your delivery in the past year. I get it! Cooking gets tedious and boring and we’ve all needed to — literally — spice up our lives while homebound. I know that in my h…
Online grooming of children by sexual predators is a topic that people hate to think — much less talk — about. For a parent, the idea of an invisible predator lurking in the places their children are supposed to be safe can feel terrifying to the point…
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told a U.S. Senate committee that the ransomware attack that disrupted fuel distribution to the majority of the eastern United States was caused by attackers stealing a single password that protected the enterprise’s…