New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play

Avast researchers detect covert malware affecting multiple apps

15 Mar 2018 min read

Is your smart home a secure home?

IoT devices may make our lives more convenient, but they also make our homes more vulnerable.

14 Mar 2018 min read

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub

Cryptocurrency mining malware, which also installs a malicious Chrome extension, hosted on GitHub for anyone to download.

13 Mar 2018 min read

How to manage endpoint protection without an IT department

How can you protect your small business from cyberattacks without an IT team? Read our step-by-step guide.

12 Mar 2018 min read

How to protect a small business from hackers

Make sure that you’re protecting your business against cyber threats

12 Mar 2018 min read

Time to tighten up device security

Device security has been in the news this week, including a proposal for IoT security for smart devices, a more security-focused Android, and an Uber lawsuit.

10 Mar 2018 min read

New investigations into the CCleaner incident point to a possible third stage that had keylogger capacities

Activity was found in Piriform network although not on any of the CCleaner customers’ PCs

8 Mar 2018 min read

Key trends from Mobile World Congress #MWC18

Learn the latest about smartphones, 5G, IoT, and, of course, security.

8 Mar 2018 min read

Avast Android App Report reveals: These apps drain your monthly data and your Android’s storage

The annual Avast Android App Report tells you which apps are eating up your phone’s storage and your mobile data allocation in no time.

7 Mar 2018 min read

Want a private browser? The essential guide to online privacy

Worried about your privacy? You should be. Online tracking makes it very tricky to keep things to yourself.

6 Mar 2018 min read

Breaches, borders, and Barcelona — the week in security news

From new revelations about one of the worst security breaches of all time to discovering that a key means of securing passports is not implemented by US officials. Barcelona hosted one of the technology industry’s biggest events.

3 Mar 2018 min read

Avast scores 100% in Windows antivirus endpoint protection test

Independent lab AV-TEST gives Avast Business Antivirus high marks for protecting Windows 7 systems.

1 Mar 2018 min read

Mobile security and new data on the risk of banking Trojans

New Avast survey shows that over 50% of consumers cannot distinguish real apps from fake apps.

27 Feb 2018 min read
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