Key Trends from Mobile World Congress 2018 | Avast
This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) was dominated by news from a handful of smartphone manufacturers:
Tag Archives: Android
Avast Android App Report reveals: These apps drain your monthly data and your Android’s storage
Chances are that 99% of you reading this are getting a variation of these two messages frequently — or both if you’re unlucky:
Breaches, borders, and Barcelona — the week in security news
Equifax reveals more victims of 2017 breach
The breach at credit-reporting agency Equifax was one of the worst not only of 2017, but of all time.
Avast partners with Vodafone
Today, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Avast announces a strategic partnership with Vodafone Czech Republic, one of the world’s top mobile carriers. Vodafone Security and Vodafone Family Security are two new apps that will protect Vodafone users with mobile security powered by Avast starting in Spring 2018.
Mobile security and new data on the risk of banking Trojans
At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we will be showcasing our mobile security because, as our recent survey proves, the world needs it now more than ever. New levels of cybercrime sophistication are making it almost impossible to identify scams.
Avast Android App Report reveals: These apps crush your phone’s battery
It won’t be exactly groundbreaking news when we tell you that your apps consume your Android’s battery, data, and storage. But here’s what far fewer people know: most apps run invisible in the background and the worst offenders drain all three (battery, data, and storage) at the same time. To help you navigate the digital sea of apps and learn which ones are sapping your resources, Avast, the global leader in digital security products, regularly releases the Avast Android App Performance & Trend Report.
4 tips for parents of the smartphone generation
Today’s children are known as “digital natives.” That is, they were born into a world where “phone” is short for “smartphone,” not “telephone,” and staring at screens is more necessity than luxury. But at what saturation point does phone usage get unhealthy? How much is too much?
The essential guide to ransomware and how to protect yourself
Cybersecurity is a major concern in today’s world, both at the corporate and personal levels. Our computers, our handheld devices, and our smart home and IoT products are vulnerable to a variety of attacks. In 2017 alone, Avast blocked 35 billion security attacks against PCs and 208 million against Android mobile devices. What was one of the biggest security threats? Ransomware.
Keeping your Android safe this year
You hold the fate of your digital life in the palm of your hand. Literally. Every day. We’re talking about smartphones and tablets.
Downloaders on Google Play spreading malware to steal Facebook login details
Multiple downloaders, malicious apps that download further malicious apps to infected devices, have made it onto the Google Play Store. The downloaders are capable of downloading further apps that pose as system apps, some of which are capable of steal…