Security News

Avast lobs intruders into the 'Abiss': Miscreants tried to tamper with CCleaner after sneaking into network via VPN
2019-10-21 18:54

Poorly secured opening in security blamed On Monday, security biz Avast said it believes some of its credentials were stolen and abused in an unsuccessful attempt to subvert CCleaner, a file...

Avast Network Breached As Hackers Target CCleaner Again
2019-10-21 15:33

Avast said it believes that threat actors are again looking to target CCleaner in a supply chain attack.

Avast Discloses New Supply-Chain Attack Attempt
2019-10-21 13:27

An unknown threat actor managed to access Avast’s network in yet another supply chain compromise attempt, the security company announced on Monday. read more

Avast breached by hackers who wanted to compromise CCleaner again
2019-10-21 10:39

Czech security software maker Avast has suffered another malicious intrusion into their networks, but the attackers didn’t accomplish what they apparently wanted: compromise releases of the...

Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway reduces costs and delivers advanced protection
2019-10-02 03:00

Avast, a leader in digital security products for business and consumers, announced the launch of Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) for its customers. The cloud-based solution offers a...

Avast, French Police Remove Retadup Malware From 850,000 PCs
2019-08-28 11:27

Cybersecurity firm Avast and French police have neutralized the Retadup malware on over 850,000 computers after taking control of its command and control (C&C) server. read more

Avast Secure Browser enhanced with built-in memory and battery-saving controls
2019-07-29 02:00

Avast, a global leader in digital security products, has introduced built-in performance and battery-saving enhancements in the latest release of Avast Secure Browser, code-named ‘Zermatt’. Memory...

Avast appoints Jaya Baloo as CISO
2019-07-15 22:30

Avast announced it has appointed Jaya Baloo to the position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), effective October 1, 2019. Jaya Baloo joins Avast from KPN, the largest telecommunications...

Michal Pěchouček joins Avast as CTO
2019-07-02 23:30

Avast, announced it has appointed Michal Pěchouček to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective September 1, 2019. Michal Pěchouček joins from the highly regarded Czech Technical...

Avast Patch Management service helps small businesses manage security updates
2019-06-12 02:30

Avast, the world leader in digital security products, has launched a new Patch Management service to help small and mid-sized businesses manage necessary security updates more easily and...