Collaborate Disseminate
Once upon a time, money lived in the bank. When you wanted to buy something, you asked the teller to be so kind as to hand over some of your cash. If you were a woman, you had to ask your husband to get the money out for you. It wasn’t until the 1960s … Continue reading History of Online Payments | Avast
The time has come for us to take a look at what 2021 holds within the world of cybersecurity and malicious online activity. When looking ahead to the new year, our team foresees big developments in the digital sphere — specifically, a significant prese… Continue reading 2021 Predictions | Avast
Those of you who have been playing along with the Avast Privacy Refresh for the past few weeks know that we’ve worked together to take back some control of our data from Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Each week, I’ve given you a simple, less than fiv… Continue reading Twitter Privacy Refresh | Avast
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we’re happy to announce that Policies in the Avast Business Management Consoles is getting a makeover. Configuring and managing policies for all your business devices is about to get easier than ever… Continue reading Policy Management Updates | Avast
Many of us will be spending time away from our family members this holiday season, even with Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon. Not being able to see grandchildren or nieces and nephews will be especially heartbreaking for older family members. And, unf… Continue reading Celebrating Holidays With Older Family Members | Avast
A 34-year-old hacking law called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) sits at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing where the defense insists the law was too vaguely written. Nathan van Buren, a former Georgia police officer, is on trial for al… Continue reading Supreme Court Reviews CFAA | Avast
The hacker’s forum called OGUsers has ironically been a tempting target for criminals, with a series of at least three successful hacking attempts in the past couple of years: Once in May 2019, a second time in March 2020, and a third time just last we… Continue reading OGUsers Hacking Group | Avast
2020 has been defined by the Covid-19 virus affecting the entire world, both online and offline. Our team has observed cybercriminals using the pandemic to their advantage, spreading scams and phishing attacks to exploit people’s weaknesses during tryi… Continue reading 2020 Year In Review | Avast
If there’s been one big winner of lockdown, it’s TikTok. One of the newest — and certainly most successful — social media apps to hit the scene, the app went from relative obscurity to household name as people found themselves stuck inside. Bored and w… Continue reading TikTok Privacy Refresh | Avast
Remember Mirai? This four-year old botnet was the scourge of the internet and used as the launching pad for numerous DDoS attacks. Back in 2016, the botnet disrupted a German ISP, Liberia’s entire internet connection, the Dyn.com DNS services (now owne… Continue reading Return Of Mirai Botnet | Avast