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COVID-19 scams, ransomware attacks, mobile adware and fleeceware, stalkerware and deepfakes were the top cyber threats that impacted Australian and global businesses in 2020.More

The new collaboration’s purpose is to advance and develop technologies that strengthen privacy and trust for decentralised AI. More

One of the biggest scams to be aware of this shopping season are phishing attacks.More

"By integrating an industry-leading Ivanti patch management technology into the Avast Business security platforms, we have been working to help ensure SMBs can simplify their critical patch management process to prevent risk and exposure."More

Avast Secure Browser has been a mainstay for the security platform in Windows and Mac, and this is the first time it has come to mobile.More

Technological support and security measures are amongst ways organisations and their employees can protect their business as they move to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic. More

The report also reveals that adware is a rising problem, with its share among all Android malware types having increased by 38% in the past year alone.More

Surely it is the duty of the manufacturers to make devices more secure at the point where they are produced, right? More

Phishing continues to be one of the leading attack methods because it allows cybercriminals to target people at scale using social engineering.More

Digital security provider Avast has announced a new ‘always-on’ solution for channel partners, who in turn can deliver these services to small and medium businesses (SMBs).More

It might seem like a flashlight app just needs access to the camera flash in order to turn on and off. Apparently, that’s wrong.More

The T8 Mini GPS tracker and 30 other models by the same manufacturer are designed to keep children, seniors, pets and possessions safe – ironically, the devices themselves aren’t very safe at all.More

Out of all the connected devices in the home – lights, TVs, plugs, digital assistants, and even surveillance cameras – the humble game console is the most secure device of all of them.More

“This data helps us shed light on the global emergence of IoT and types of the security problems present in the devices real users own.”More

If you have Windows 7, 8, or 10 on your home computer, you have a 20% chance of encountering cyber threats of any kind – or at least that’s according to research from Avast’s Global PC Risk Report 2019.More

Avast announced that two out of five digital households worldwide are vulnerable to cyber attacks. More

Low-cost Android devices from manufacturers such as ZTE and Archos are being pre-installed with adware, researchers at Avast say.More

Not only with the companies protect customers, they've also vowed not to help governments who want to go on the cyber offensive.More

The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.More

Avast is one of the latest security providers to join the No More Ransom campaign, alongside law enforcement agencies and the private security sector.More

New opportunities for bundled offerings and additional revenue streams are following Synnex's signing of Avast.More

AVG has announced its second quarter 2016 financial results, bringing in $105 million ahead of its merger with Avast in the coming months.More

Avast Software has just announced its acquisition of fellow industry pioneer, security provider and long time rival AVG Technologies.More

"With the growing use of mobile devices and the valuable data they contain, malware developers are increasingly targeting mobile users."More