1984 vs 2021 | Avast

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George Orwell’s classic book, 1984 — written in 1949 — envisioned a dystopian future in which human beings are constantly monitored and surveilled. In the novel, Great Britain - known as Air ...
IoT used for Autonomous Vehicle in Mining

An Ethical Hacker’s Guide to IoT Security Risks and Challenges: Part 1

Welcome to the world of IoT (Internet of Things). More devices get connected online every minute, with more than 9-billion devices performing all sorts of tasks and automation. Every day, employees power ...
SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

Application Programming Interface. APIs. Where would we be without them? Related: Supply-chain exposures on the rise APIs are the snippets of code that interconnect the underlying components of all the digital services ...

Troll Free Future Study | Avast

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The Avast Foundation has conducted a study polling people across the U.S. between the ages of 16 to 55+ to understand the drivers of trolling and how activity differs across generations, locations, ...

How DevOps at Scale and Tool Onboarding Relate

ABN AMRO is a bank in the Netherlands with a long history that goes back to the mid-19th century. In the last 25 years, we’ve grown digital channels that are greatly valued ...
GUEST ESSAY: The shock waves of mental illness have begun exacerbating cybersecurity exposures

GUEST ESSAY: The shock waves of mental illness have begun exacerbating cybersecurity exposures

Mental health at work is undergoing a rapid transformation. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused an increase in feelings of loneliness and isolation, workers’ mental health was under pressure. Related: ...

Celebrating Coalition Against Stalkerware Achievements | Avast

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Two years ago, the Coalition Against Stalkerware was founded by ten organizations. Today, Avast is one of more than 40 members, which include technology vendors, NGOs, academia, and police organizations from various ...

Apple Sues NSO Group

Piling more on NSO Group’s legal troubles, Apple is suing it: The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent further abuse and ...

From Chess Board to the Silver Screen | Avast

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“The series played a crucial role in dismantling the negative image of the game,” Garry Kasparaov told JOE.co.uk’s Serena Kutchinsky in a fireside chat at this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon. The ...

Taking Back Control of the Internet | Avast

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In an exclusive Web Summit 2021 presentation, chess grandmaster and Avast Security Ambassador Garry Kasparov shared the stage with Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek for a discussion about the evolution of the internet, ...