Collaborate Disseminate
In the first installment of this series, we focused on why traditional security solutions and methods are unable to address the new problems facing the modern SMB. In this article, we will take a look at new trends and predictions for 2021, examine why… Continue reading Shifting To A User-Focused Security Model | Avast
In our article about the massive Facebook data leak earlier this month, we mentioned the concept of SIM swapping. This type of attack is becoming increasingly easier, thanks to leaks that associate email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Let’s take a… Continue reading All About SIM Swapping | Avast
AV-TEST is the independent research institute for IT security based in Germany. For more than 15 years, these experts have guaranteed quality-assuring comparison and individual tests of virtually all internationally relevant IT security products. They … Continue reading Avast Business Receives AV-TEST Top Rated Award | Avast
Facebook made an announcement this week that it has expanded the scope of its Oversight Board to include appeals against content that has been left up on either Instagram or Facebook after someone had reported it. Previously, the Oversight Board would … Continue reading Facebook Expands Oversight Board Scope | Avast
Last month, we told you about a series of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that were under attack. We urged small and medium businesses (SMBs) to take immediate action to patch, as well as determine if Exchange systems might have been com… Continue reading New Microsoft Exchange Patches For SMBs | Avast
SMBs are now operating their businesses well beyond the four walls of the office, using cloud, Software as a Service (SasS), mobile, the internet of things (IoT), and more to keep remote workers connected and productive. But traditional security soluti… Continue reading Why Traditional Security Network Fails SMBs | Avast
It’s no coincidence that when our pandemic-stricken world went into lockdown mode in 2020, incidents of abuse via stalkerware spiked, especially in situations where the victimizer did not live with the victim. Then, as the lockdown began to be lifted i… Continue reading Avast Hacker Archives Episode 5 – Eva Galperin | Avast
Earlier this month, our team wrote about the latest Facebook data breach and offered suggestions on how to improve your account security. Let’s now walk through the steps you can take to enable two-factor authentication on your accounts.
The post Face… Continue reading Facebook and Google Account Authentication | Avast
Garry Kasparov is worried about America. The Chess Grandmaster and Avast Ambassador grew up in the Soviet Union and has spent much of the 21st Century as a political activist pushing back against repressive regimes. And the segmentation of Americans in… Continue reading Garry on Lockdown — Episode 7
For the nearly six million K-12 teachers and more than 56 million students in the U.S., it’s been a year like no other. First, there were stark, sudden changes to the learning model across every type of educational institution. Students from kindergart… Continue reading Education In The Crosshairs Of Cyberattacks | Avast