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Avast blocks millions of attempts in Brazil to send users to malicious websites

Phony websites were part of a cybercrime ploy to hijack traffic away from companies including Netflix and large banks

11 Jul 2019 min read

Avast Free Antivirus wins award for low-impact on performance

Independent labs measuring performance impact, malware protection, and real-world security consistently rate Avast higher than the competition

11 Jul 2019 min read

Top secrets revealed in new Avast-sponsored exhibit at London Science Museum

Never before seen artifacts can now be spied for the very first time at the Science Museum in London.

10 Jul 2019 min read

Computer Geeks grows managed security business by 70% with Avast Business CloudCare

CloudCare’s multiple services delivered from a single platform increase sales and customer retention

10 Jul 2019 min read

Can legislation make smart devices secure?

The temptation is to say yes, but the reality may be different

10 Jul 2019 min read

How an Avast data scientist catches the wind in snowkiting

Monika Seidlova traverses landscapes of data in Prague and vast parts of a Norway peninsula with the sport she loves

9 Jul 2019 min read

9 cybersecurity terms you need to know

Staying ahead of the latest threats is hard. Not understanding the technical jargon makes it harder. Avast defines 9 words to know, and shares pro tips to keep you safe and protected.

9 Jul 2019 min read

Smart home vendor reportedly exposes reset codes and device locations

Company that runs SmartMate, a platform to manage smart home appliances, involved with leak of over 2 billion records

5 Jul 2019 min read

Toyota puts car-hacking tech on the market

Plus, Trump softens his stance on Huawei, Scary Granny creates real horror, and U.S. cities continue to grapple with ransomware

3 Jul 2019 min read

New triple-threat mobile version of the malware WannaLocker targets banks in Brazil

Avast threat researcher Nikolaos Chrysaidos tracks new version of malware that combines spyware, remote-access-Trojan malware, and banking Trojan malware

1 Jul 2019 min read

New Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek looks ahead

He started in cybersecurity 25 years ago as a teen, and now says: ‘There’s something changing on the overall internet landscape’

1 Jul 2019 min read

Europol coordinates arrests of six in $28 million crypto scam

‘Typosquatting’ scam swiped users’ credentials, but agencies tracked suspects in the UK and the Netherlands

29 Jun 2019 min read

EA ups its game by fixing security flaw

A cloud misconfiguration put gamers’ accounts at risk, but the platform quickly patched it

28 Jun 2019 min read

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Avast blocks millions of attempts in Brazil to send users to malicious websites

Avast Free Antivirus wins award for low-impact on performance

Top secrets revealed in new Avast-sponsored exhibit at London Science Museum

Computer Geeks grows managed security business by 70% with Avast Business CloudCare

Can legislation make smart devices secure?

How an Avast data scientist catches the wind in snowkiting

9 cybersecurity terms you need to know

Smart home vendor reportedly exposes reset codes and device locations

Toyota puts car-hacking tech on the market

New triple-threat mobile version of the malware WannaLocker targets banks in Brazil

New Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek looks ahead

Europol coordinates arrests of six in $28 million crypto scam

EA ups its game by fixing security flaw

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