We’re less than a week away from the 2020 U.S. election, and there has been news of a ransomware attack in northern Georgia. The attack hit a network that supports the Hall County government infrastructure and includes election and telephone systems. I…
Following the discovery of adware apps in June and a report from a 12-year-old Czech girl in September, the team at Avast has uncovered another set of malicious apps in the Google Play Store.
The consulting firm EdTech Strategies, LLC, based in Virginia, reported that at least 289 school districts across the United States have suffered cyber incidents this year, as hackers have set their sites on compromising the vulnerable new protocol of …
TrickBot, a malware network that is often described as one of the world’s largest with at least a million PCs, is once again in the news. Earlier this month, the botnet was the focus of two independent efforts to take it down: from Microsoft and from t…
When we talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), we’re usually talking about “smart” home appliances. Fridges. Coffeemakers. Virtual assistants. But there’s another category of device that is also increasingly connected to the internet: sex toys. And, …
Facebook posted in its Newsroom last week that it was preparing for the predicted chaos of the U.S. presidential election by taking certain steps and changing some of its rules, including a moratorium on political ads post-election.
It’s time for another update on election security as we draw closer to the actual November date. Our previous election blogs can be found here:
According to Avast’s Kids Online: Generation Lockdown 2020 survey, 44 percent of parents have made agreements with their children about what is and isn’t safe to do online. And that’s great! The best defense against potential online dangers is communic…
Professor Hany Farid of UC Berkeley spoke at Avast’s CyberSec&AI Connected virtual conference last week. The event showcased leading academics and tech professionals from around the world to examine critical issues around AI for privacy and cyberse…
How many IoT-enabled smart TVs, thermostats, webcams and appliances are hooked up in your home? And how secure are they?