It’s never a good idea to mix work and play. And when we’re talking about security and data privacy, that rule doubly applies.
For years, it’s been a best practice to have separate systems and devices for work and home. Primarily, this pro…
A key rule in security is that you can only secure what you can see.
In that regard, one of the oldest and biggest challenges that businesses and network administrators have faced and continue to face is a seemingly simple one: knowing exa…
During July and August 2021, AV-TEST continuously evaluated 19 business endpoint protection products using settings as provided by the vendor. They focused on realistic test scenarios and challenging the products against real-world threats….
Letting people go is never a pleasant or easy task for anyone. A recent court case underscores the importance of businesses ensuring that they have an effective — and fast — process for ensuring that network access for employees being let g…
We recently released our Avast Global PC Risk Report H1 2021 Snapshot and there’s good information that small and medium businesses (SMBs) can use to better understand what the security landscape is looking like in the Covid-19 era.
If you…
Following up on our big win at the end of 2020, we’re now excited to announce that Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus has received the “Approved Business Product” award for July 2021 by AV-Comparatives.
I have the pleasure of leading the Avast Red Team, a specialized unit dedicated to protecting our business applications, products and network infrastructures. You could say my team is all business, literally. We keep our clients’ data safe …
In this post, we will explain exactly why customer data is valuable and why it is so important for businesses to protect. Specifically, we’ll take a look at the kinds of data businesses collect, various vulnerabilities in systems, and what …
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…
In mid-May 2021, the eastern part of the United States faced major gasoline shortages as a result of a ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline.
This isn’t the first major ransomware attack to disrupt people’s daily lives. And it certainly won’t be…