How To Best Secure Your DNS | Avast
By now, most of us know what a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is and how they are accomplished, through leveraging legions of endpoints sending large amounts of network traffic at a target.
Fraudulent Minecraft Apps On Google Play | Avast
Our team has identified a wave of malicious mobile applications in the Google Play Store targeting gamers, particularly fans of the popular Minecraft video game. These so-called “fleeceware” applications offer new skins, colorful wallpapers, or modific…
Privacy Refresh Overview | Avast
As we start to say goodbye (and good riddance!) to 2020, we’re launching our first Privacy Refresh series, aimed at helping you take back your privacy from the hands of the companies who have gathered it. First up: Social media.
Our New Bug Bounty Program | Avast
In an ideal world, every company would have flawless software. No holes. No bugs. Airtight. But in the real world, every company has cracks that, if left undetected, can threaten security — even security companies. That’s why Avast Chief Information Se…
Text Scam Lies About U.S. Stimulus Check | Avast
While the details of a second U.S. “economic impact payment” from the government to victims of pandemic-related hardships have yet to be finalized in Congress – including the decision on whether or not there will even be a second disbursal – a text sca…
Apple fixes numerous zero-day iOS flaws
Researchers at Google’s Project Zero have found a series of remote execution, memory leak, and kernel privilege escalation bugs in both iOS and iPadOS. Users who are running older OS versions should update their devices to 14.2 as soon as possible.
IoT Attacks Intensified By Covid-19 | Avast
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favor…
IoT Attacks Intensified By Covid-19 | Avast
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favor…
Understanding Cross-Site Scripting Attacks | Avast
You wouldn’t think an attack method that was first found more than 20 years ago would be at the top of anyone’s list of popular current attacks. But that is the case for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), a method that was first discovered by Microsoft engine…
Kids, Online Sharing and Covid | Avast
Kids — and adults — share stuff online. That’s a given. But with the Covid-19 pandemic leading to everyone spending an increased amount of time online, kids are sharing more than ever. In fact, according to the Avast Kids Online: Generation Lockdown su…