Today, we’re happy to introduce USB Protection, a new feature available in the Avast Business Hub as well as Avast Business Premium and Ultimate Business Security. USB Protection safeguards company data by preventing employees from using un…
Since we last wrote about Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), the organization has made a series of updates to its standards with its latest version 4.0. It contains several important improvements, which we’ll break dow…
A marketing firm asked 1,250 small business owners (with fewer than 500 employees) about their cybersecurity practice, and the results are pretty staggering. They largely show that most aren’t doing much to prepare for potential attacks, an…
During November and December 2021, AV-TEST evaluated 20 business endpoint protection products using product settings as provided by each of the participating vendors. For the test, they used the most current, publicly available versions of …
A new report on how to protect your networks from attack can be a helpful document that covers a lot of different bases within the cybersecurity landscape. The report, Proactive Preparation and Hardening to Protect Against Destructive Attac…
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…