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…
Millennials are the first “digital natives,” people born into a world of digital tools. Every generation that follows will also grow up with touch screens, apps, and internet-connected devices as regular parts of life, but Millennials were the first t…
Millennials are the first “digital natives,” people born into a world of digital tools. Every generation that follows will also grow up with touch screens, apps, and internet-connected devices as regular parts of life, but Millennials were the first t…
As more of the world looks toward a post-pandemic life, it’s important for small and medium business leaders to think about what they want their businesses to look like and how they operate moving forward.
When we talk about “surveillance culture” or the “surveillance economy” in the tech world, we’re usually talking about digital surveillance. Tracking on social media. Cookies across the web. Data brokers creating “shadow profiles.” But this week on Wha…
We all do it. You baked a perfect cake? Post a photo on social media. Your dog is too cute for words? Post a photo on social media. You and your family hiked through a national park? Post a… you get it.