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Details leaked on Windows SMBGhost bug

Plus, attackers have a new bag of malicious tricks including a coronavirus website, HIV test results, and naked photos of your friend’s girlfriend.

13 Mar 2020 min read

Primary update: Voting issues in Los Angeles and Iowa

We have a lot to learn from technology mistakes in the US primaries

12 Mar 2020 min read

Be vigilant about performing ‘security hygiene’ during coronavirus threat

Consumers should seek out information based on science and not just personal testimonies.

12 Mar 2020 min read

How to secure IoT for modern workplaces

Avast Business featured in The Times, discusses network protection for remote workers

12 Mar 2020 min read

Iranian Coronavirus app collecting sensitive information

Apklab.io helps to uncover Iranian Coronavirus app collecting sensitive information

11 Mar 2020 min read

5 tips to fight mobile adware

Learn how to defend against the most common attack on Android devices.

10 Mar 2020 min read

International Women's Day: Connecting the dots during career change

How a former Avast HR associate returned the following year as a junior software engineer.

9 Mar 2020 min read

Cathay Pacific leaks data of 9.4 million customers

Plus, the DoJ accuses Chinese nationals of cybercrimes, and China accuses the CIA of cybercrimes. Plus, even more cybercrimes!

6 Mar 2020 min read

CEOs quit Tweeting to boost security

Senior leaders see cyber as No. 1 risk; now comes heavy lifting to impose cyber hygiene in a complex environment

5 Mar 2020 min read

FBI lists cybercrime trends of 2019

In the IC3’s annual report, Elder Fraud joins Technical Support Fraud and others as hot cybercrime topics of 2019

4 Mar 2020 min read

Technology and the vote in 2020

Four tips for a more sane and secure election season

3 Mar 2020 min read

Cyberattacks target government agencies

Plus, more news bytes of the week, including U.S. ethics around AI weaponry and a new trend where ransomware attackers publicly post victims’ data

28 Feb 2020 min read

How to protect your phone from being lost or stolen

Take these simple precautions to avoid disaster so you can enjoy the season of celebration.

27 Feb 2020 min read

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Details leaked on Windows SMBGhost bug

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Iranian Coronavirus app collecting sensitive information

5 tips to fight mobile adware

International Women's Day: Connecting the dots during career change

Cathay Pacific leaks data of 9.4 million customers

CEOs quit Tweeting to boost security

FBI lists cybercrime trends of 2019

Technology and the vote in 2020

Cyberattacks target government agencies

How to protect your phone from being lost or stolen

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