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German ransomware victim hacks back

Plus, the FBI cautions some cyberattacks can bypass MFA; 37,000 Canadian TransUnion customers may be compromised; and French experts warn of multiple cyber-espionage incidents

11 Oct 2019 min read

Avast’s Robin Selden to speak at WIB Expo on rethinking diversity

Diversity isn’t just the right thing to do – it can also be profitable, rewarding, and inspiring

10 Oct 2019 min read

Avast CEO urges audience to embrace ethical AI at DTX London

Ondrej Vlcek and Garry Kasparov address the evolution of artificial intelligence at the Digital Transformation Expo

10 Oct 2019 min read

Do we need to protect our businesses from GDPR?

Fines may seem intimidating, but basic security practices keep businesses in compliance

9 Oct 2019 min read

The next generation of endpoint security

For small businesses, this adaptive solution is crucial to the defense against modern cybersecurity threats

5 Oct 2019 min read

Some medical devices could be hacked, FDA warns

Plus, the dark web sells disinformation campaigns, enterprises are hit by malicious fake browser updates, and an ex-Yahoo employee pleads guilty to hacking user emails

4 Oct 2019 min read

Avast Photo Research shows 22% of all photos stored worldwide are bad (Part 2)

Research from nearly 3 billion photos shows how many of our pictures are low-quality or duplicates, and which countries have the highest number of these “bad” photos.

2 Oct 2019 min read

Pulling back the curtain on a banking botnet

Security mistakes exposed a criminal syndicate that accessed millions of Euros in the bank accounts of an estimated 800,000 victims

2 Oct 2019 min read

Snap Happy: Avast reveals which countries store the most photos

Research from nearly 3 billion photos shows how many pictures we store on average, which country stores the most, and the number of photos stored by age group.

2 Oct 2019 min read

Laying key foundations for AI’s future

Nicolas Papernot of the University of Toronto sees CyberSec & AI Prague as an opportunity to discuss guiding principles for AI

29 Sep 2019 min read

Russian hacker pleads guilty in ‘massive’ stock market cyberattack

Financial institutions and a news agency were used to artificially inflate the value of a stock

28 Sep 2019 min read

Iranian hackers host malicious ‘Hire Military Heroes’ site

Plus, attackers target Tibetan leadership with spyware, a phishing scam snaps up your Instagram credentials, and YouTube is hit with a massive wave of account hijacks

27 Sep 2019 min read

Sky-high concerns: Understanding the security threat posed by drones

They are susceptible to all the cyber threats that face the Internet of Things, and can be hijacked for unintended purposes

26 Sep 2019 min read

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German ransomware victim hacks back

Avast’s Robin Selden to speak at WIB Expo on rethinking diversity

Avast CEO urges audience to embrace ethical AI at DTX London

Do we need to protect our businesses from GDPR?

The next generation of endpoint security

Some medical devices could be hacked, FDA warns

Avast Photo Research shows 22% of all photos stored worldwide are bad (Part 2)

Pulling back the curtain on a banking botnet

Snap Happy: Avast reveals which countries store the most photos

Laying key foundations for AI’s future

Russian hacker pleads guilty in ‘massive’ stock market cyberattack

Iranian hackers host malicious ‘Hire Military Heroes’ site

Sky-high concerns: Understanding the security threat posed by drones

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