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Four straight-talking tips to improve your online security, whether you’re a LifeLock customer or not. Continue reading Serious Security: Unravelling the LifeLock “hacked passwords” story
Norton released its top cyber trends to watch in 2023, emphasizing that the economy will have the greatest impact on the spread of cybercrime next year. Experts predict the pressures associated with economic uncertainty and rising costs will create the… Continue reading Economic uncertainty will greatly impact the spread of cybercrime
NortonLifeLock unveiled its new company name, Gen Digital, following the completed merger of NortonLifeLock and Avast. Gen unites trusted names in Cyber Safety – Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner and ReputationDefender – with a single purpo… Continue reading NortonLifeLock changes its name to Gen, powering the next generation of digital life
If you are using a website’s internal search function, chances are good that your search terms are being leaked to third parties in some form, researchers with NortonLifeLock have found. They tested 512,701 of the top 1 million sites that had int… Continue reading You should know that most websites share your in-site search queries with third parties
In this interview with Help Net Security, Paige Hanson, Chief of Cyber Safety Education at NortonLifeLock, talks about the risks posed by medical ID theft, the repercussions of such criminal activity, and what people as well as organizations can do to … Continue reading Why you should worry about medical ID theft
Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. But Norton 360 isn’t alone in this dubious endeavor: Avira antivirus — which has built a base of 500 million users worldwide largely by making the product free — was recently bought by the same company that owns Norton 360 and is introducing its customers to a service called Avira Crypto. Continue reading 500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining
Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton’s parent firm says the cloud-based service that activates the program and enables customers to profit from the scheme — in which the company keeps 15 percent of any currencies mined — is “opt-in,” meaning users have to agree to enable it. But many Norton users complain the mining program is difficult to remove, and reactions from longtime customers have ranged from unease and disbelief to, “Dude, where’s my crypto?” Continue reading Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
NortonLifeLock published the findings of a global study that sheds light on the cyber risks impacting the gaming community. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll among more than 700 American adults who currently play online games, found that 47% of … Continue reading 76% of gamers were financially affected by a cyberattack, losing $700+ on average
Zyxel Networks launched Cloudbox API from Avira OEM, part of NortonLifeLock’s offerings. Avira’s Cloud Sandbox service integrates with Zyxel’s Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) firewalls. Available now, this integration provides SMBs with threat detecti… Continue reading Zyxel collaborates with Avira to help SMBs defend against unknown threats
NortonLifeLock published a report detailing the top consumer cybersecurity insights and takeaways from July to September 2021. The latest findings show tech support scams, which often arrive as a pop-up alert convincingly disguised using the names and … Continue reading Tech support scams becoming the top phishing threat to consumers