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New report shows how mobile carriers can help protect families with parental controls

Carriers who offer value-added security services are expected to share a global revenue stream of $2B by 2023.

20 Jun 2019 min read

Do you know the last time you were socially engineered?

The intensity of phishing campaigns endures, as threat actors manipulate human foibles to gain unauthorized access to homes and companies

19 Jun 2019 min read

The Internet of Thing: How a single coffee maker’s vulnerabilities symbolize a world of IoT risks

We hacked one coffee maker in all kinds of ways – even turning it into a ransomware tool and a gateway to a home network

18 Jun 2019 min read

83 million IoT devices in 16 million homes scanned in largest study of its kind

North America has the highest IoT density of any region, with two-thirds of scanned homes possessing at least one device

18 Jun 2019 min read

Photos of travelers crossing U.S. border exposed in cyberattack

With growing use of biometrics at the border, are we leaving our personal data exposed to hacking?

15 Jun 2019 min read

Evernote vulnerability puts data of 4.6M users at risk

Radiohead, the FBI, and a new threat called GoldBrute round out the cybersecurity news of the week

14 Jun 2019 min read

Are your genes for sale?

You want to know your ancestry … but is it worth sharing your genetic code with the world?

13 Jun 2019 min read

Avast Business report may help explain why users are resisting Microsoft’s BlueKeep patch

Read a new report from Avast Business to find out why users are resisting an easy patch that could prevent Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability from becoming a major cybersecurity incident.

12 Jun 2019 min read

Saint Gertrude High School improves efficiency with Avast Business patch management

Centrally managed antivirus improves security services for a one-person IT department at this Virginia high school

12 Jun 2019 min read

Looking for a better patch management strategy? We have you covered

We stepped up to the patching challenge with the release of our new Avast Business Patch Management Service

10 Jun 2019 min read

Take our quiz: Can you tell a real website from a scam site?

Avast went to Charlotte, N.C., to ask people if they could tell real websites from scam websites. Take the same quiz – and learn tips from the FBI and Avast experts.

10 Jun 2019 min read

Beware the adware, and more news of the week

A sophisticated strain of adware called BeiTaAd lurked in the background of Google Play apps downloaded 440 million times.

7 Jun 2019 min read

Best IoT Technology for Small Business

The Internet of Things can provide businesses with money-saving processes and valuable information as more innovative devices get connected.

7 Jun 2019 min read

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New report shows how mobile carriers can help protect families with parental controls

Do you know the last time you were socially engineered?

The Internet of Thing: How a single coffee maker’s vulnerabilities symbolize a world of IoT risks

83 million IoT devices in 16 million homes scanned in largest study of its kind

Photos of travelers crossing U.S. border exposed in cyberattack

Evernote vulnerability puts data of 4.6M users at risk

Are your genes for sale?

Avast Business report may help explain why users are resisting Microsoft’s BlueKeep patch

Saint Gertrude High School improves efficiency with Avast Business patch management

Looking for a better patch management strategy? We have you covered

Take our quiz: Can you tell a real website from a scam site?

Beware the adware, and more news of the week

Best IoT Technology for Small Business

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