Avast Archive Press Releases
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Sep 5, 2019Researchers warn consumers about vulnerabilities affecting nearly 30 models of tracking devices, representing inherent risk of IoTRedwood City, Calif. – September 5, 2019 – Avast [LSE:AVST], a global leader in digital security products, has discovered serious security vulnerabilities in the T8 Mini GPS tracker and nearly...
Sep 2, 2019New research from Avast finds the average person keeps 952 digital photos on their phone but 200 of these are actually bad quality or duplicatesRedwood City, California, United States, October 2, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security products, today revealed that the typical person has 952 photos on their devices...
Aug 1, 2019Wind Tre and Avast deepen partnership with a converged smart home security offering for Wind brand subscribers, based on Avast's Smart Life IoT security platform for carriersRedwood City, California, U.S. & London, U.K., August 1st , 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security products, today announced the roll-out of a new router security service...
Jul 25, 2019Built-in memory and battery-saving controls reduce the impact of the ‘100 tab habit’ on PC performanceRedwood City, California, and London, United Kingdom, July 25, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security products, has introduced built-in performance and battery-saving...
- Jul 24, 2019New General Manager will expand Avast Business services in cloud and network security
Prague, Czech Republic & Redwood City, California, July 18, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), announced the appointment of Vita Santrucek to General Manager of Avast Business effective immediately. In...
Jul 12, 2019Globally recognized top 100 CISO, Jaya Baloo, will join Avast on October 1, 2019Prague, Czech Republic & Redwood City, California, July 12, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST) announced it has appointed Jaya Baloo to the position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), effective...
- Jul 2, 2019Renowned professor from Czech Technical University will join on September 1, 2019 to foster Avast’s extensive AI-based cybersecurity research program
Prague, Czech Republic & Redwood City, California, July 2, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), announced it has appointed Michal Pěchouček to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective...
- Jun 18, 2019Avast and Stanford University present findings from the largest empirical analysis of the state of IoT devices globally
Redwood City, Calif. – June 18 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security products, in collaboration with Stanford University, has uncovered that about 40 percent of...
- Jun 11, 2019With 55% of installed software on PCs worldwide out of date, Avast’s new service will help small businesses prioritize, manage and deploy critical security updates
Redwood City, California, June 11, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), the world leader in digital security products, has today launched a new Patch Management service to help small and mid-sized...
- May 14, 2019Avast Omni provides advanced protection for connected devices on the home network, and ensures multi-platform security on the go
Redwood City, California, United States, May 14, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security products, announced the initial release of its new network-based consumer security...
- May 2, 2019Avast survey reveals Americans are using weak passwords and reuse passwords to protect multiple accounts
Redwood City, California, May 2, 2019 – Avast (LSE: AVST), a global leader in online security products, found that Americans are not properly protecting their online accounts. This is according...
- Apr 16, 2019New features include upgraded Anti-Fingerprinting and Webcam Guard to enhance user privacy and keep people safe as they browse
Redwood City, California, United States, April 16, 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), the global leader in digital security products, has released a new version of Avast Secure Browser (code-named Aspen)...
Mar 19, 2019Gathered from Avast's threat detection database, the Avast Global PC Risk Report 2019 uncovers the digital dangers to home and business computersREDWOOD CITY, California, March 12, 2019-- Avast (LSE: AVST), a global leader in digital security products, today revealed that in any given month, home users of Windows 7, 8 and 10 computers have...
Mar 14, 2019Vince Steckler to retire as CEO in 2019, Ondrej Vlcek appointed as successorAvast (LSE:AVST), the leading global cybersecurity provider, announces today that Vince Steckler has notified the Board of his intention to retire in 2019 after 10 successful years with the Group....
- Mar 4, 2019Avast Business Secure Web Gateway Combines the World’s Most Comprehensive Threat Intelligence Network with Advanced Protection, Flexibility, and Ease of Use
RSA Conference, San Francisco, California - March 4, 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in cybersecurity products, today announced the launch of Avast Business Secure Web Gateway, the first...
Mar 4, 2019As an inaugural Insight Partner, Avast will collaborate with Chronicle to support its new analytics offering, BackstorySan Francisco, CA - March 4, 2019 - RSA Conference - Avast (LSE:AVST), a leading global cybersecurity provider, today announced it has partnered with Chronicle, an Alphabet company focused on...
- Feb 26, 2019Avast Security Ambassador, Garry Kasparov, and Avast President, Ondrej Vlcek, will address the underlying human values on which AI and IoT technologies should be founded
Redwood City, California - February 26, 2019 – Avast (AVST:LSE), the global leader in consumer cybersecurity products, will be taking to the stage at SXSW 2019 to tackle the issue of ethics,...
- Feb 26, 2019apklab.io Provides Deep Intelligence on Android Malware from Over 145 Million Devices to Aid in the Detection, Discovery, and Eradication of Threats
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 26, 2019 – Avast (LSE:AVST), a leading global cybersecurity provider, today announced the launch of apklab.io, a mobile threat intelligence platform...
- Feb 25, 2019Scan of 16 million home networks uncovers new vulnerabilities in smart homes across the globe
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona, Spain, 25 February 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), the global leader in digital security products, today announced that two out of five digital households are vulnerable...
- Feb 7, 2019Avast Free Antivirus achieved an Advanced+ classification in every test throughout 2018, scoring highly in protection against real-world threats
Redwood City, California, United States, February 7, 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), the global leader in consumer cybersecurity products, today announced that Avast Free Antivirus has been awarded...
- Feb 4, 2019Long Term Partnership Supports Avast's Focus on Security for SMBs
Redwood City, California, United States, February 1, 2019: Avast (LSE:AVAST), a global leader in cybersecurity products, and Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-enabled security...
- Jan 29, 2019With 55% of the most installed applications out-of-date, Avast's new Software Updater feature takes the pain out of keeping PCs in top shape
Redwood City, California, United States, January 29, 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), the global leader in consumer cybersecurity products, today released the latest version of its flagship PC...
- Jan 22, 2019Gathered from 163 million devices, the new report uncovers the global state of the PC market and finds Adobe Shockwave, VLC Media Player and Skype are among most out of date applications
Redwood City, United States, January 22, 2019: Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in digital security products, today revealed that more than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide...
- Jan 22, 2019Gathered from 163 million devices, the new report uncovers the global state of the PC market and finds Adobe Shockwave, VLC Media Player and Skype are among most out of date applications
Redwood City, United States, January 22, 2019: Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in digital security products, today revealed that more than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide...
- Jan 3, 2019Avast’s 2019 Threat Landscape Report Warns of Adversarial AI, More Sophisticated IoT Attacks and an Increase in Fake Apps
Redwood City, California – January 3, 2019 – Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in digital security products, today announced the launch of its annual Threat Landscape Report, detailing the...