If you recall the scene in Meet the Parents where the characters played by Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller discuss the “circle of trust,” then today’s blog will resonate with understanding of how your own digital circles of trust are constructed.
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You’ve probably heard a lot from us about our antivirus solutions and how they deliver comprehensive endpoint, server, data, and identity protection for your business. But we understand that it’s good to get a different perspective sometimes – no hard …
If there’s one thing the internet is good at it, it’s sharing information. In fact, it’s probably the thing that the internet is best at. And that’s led to some really incredible things, from literal revolutions to entire new industries to late night R…
Hosted by Avast CISO Jaya Baloo, the Avast Hacker Archives (AHA) series showcases the valuable “Aha!” moments achieved by white hat hackers and researchers that changed the course of our digital world.
Twitter has launched a pilot program called Birdwatch, a “community-based approach” to identifying misleading information in tweets. ZDNet reports that users will be able to write notes to provide context for tweets. The notes then get rated by partici…
If you’re supporting an elderly member of your family, you might be interested in a collection of home tech devices that can help extend their ability to live more safely and independently. We all need help as we get older, and I write this column base…
For those of you not in the know, it is that time of the year again. On Thursday, January 28, we celebrate – or at least sheepishly acknowledge — Data Protection Day. This particular day on the calendar came to be back in 2007. What’s more, this year m…
Today, law enforcement agencies from around the world successfully wrested control of the Emotet botnet away from its operators. They also took new unprecedented steps to help possible Emotet victims. These steps hopefully bring to a close the story of…
Smart home technology is changing our homes. Today, we live side by side with no shortage of smart devices which make our daily lives easier in various ways. At the same time, these gadgets can create opportunities for attackers. …
Peloton, the connected device that lets spin-class enthusiasts take classes from home, was already gaining traction when the pandemic took off globally in March of 2020. But as it became clear that people weren’t going to be sweating it out in group se…