Tips & Advice
Best of 2023: Why is everyone getting hacked on Facebook?
If your social media networks are anything like mine, you’ve noticed an uptick in people getting “hacked” lately. Maybe you’ve gotten a weird Facebook message from someone you hadn’t spoken with in ...
How to use Discord’s ‘Family Center’ to help protect your child
If your children are using the popular messaging platform Discord to connect with friends while playing games, they aren’t alone. Discord now has about 154 million active users who are 13 years ...
How to use Wi-Fi to get your mother-in-law to go to therapy
You may have witnessed the social media trend of people talking to their significant others’ phones to influence their ad algorithms. Believe it or not, it isn’t that far-fetched, even if the ...
The hidden pitfalls of travel apps
Any seasoned traveler will know just how just how many single-use apps are downloaded over the course of an average vacation. These days, everything from watching movies on the plane to checking ...
Safe summer travel: Your essential cybersecurity checklist
Hello, fellow travelers! As we prepare for the summer travel season, it's crucial to remember that cybersecurity is just as important as packing your suitcase. As a cybersecurity expert with Avast, I've ...
Don’t panic! These scammers don’t actually have photos of you
Imagine this: You open your email and find the following message: “I am a hacker, and I’ve gained access to your operating system. I’ve been watching you for months…” ...
Champions League: How to stay safe while streaming matches
Jan,* an Avast threat researcher, is a huge football fan (soccer, to any Americans reading), and he’s always trying to find ways to stream games that are airing outside of his native ...
Don’t fall for it! How scammers are tricking businesses with fake invoices
Picture yourself in a position where you’re in charge of approving and paying capital expenses for a big-name company worth tens of billions of dollars. ...
How to fortify your cryptocurrency security
In today's uncertain economic climate, people are searching for alternative ways to invest and store their money. With high inflation rates during the last month and yet another crisis in the financial ...
The importance of independent third-party testing of anti-malware solutions
Being a part of the Threat Labs of one of the world’s most prominent security companies, you can imagine that securing our customers is at the center of our lives. We have ...