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  • Oct 11, 2018
    Nearly 400 Czech engineers and security experts focusing on artificial intelligence, threat research and IoT security at Avast moved to large state-of-art premises in Vlněna

    Brno, Czech Republic, October 12, 2018 — Avast [LSE: AVST], the global leader in cybersecurity, has moved its Brno employees into new premises at the Vlněna office complex which brings the...

  • Oct 10, 2018
    Avast 2019 includes Do Not Disturb Mode, Sensitive Data Shield, as well as improved threat detections based on AI and visual recognitions

    Redwood City, California, October 10, 2018 – Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, today announced the Avast 2019 release of its free and premium flagship consumer...

  • Sep 26, 2018
    Avast App Insights gives Android users insights into their digital consumption habits

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & LONDON, Avast, the global leader in digital security products, today announced updates to the Avast Mobile Security app that help people manage their ‘phone-life...

  • Aug 16, 2018
    Avast Security Ambassador, Garry Kasparov, and Avast EVP & CTO, Ondrej Vlcek, will discuss IoT technologies and AI, and the underlying human values future technologies should be based upo

    Prague, Czech Republic / Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2018 – Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster & Avast Security Ambassador, and Ondrej Vlcek, Avast EVP & CTO, will address the future of the...

  • Aug 16, 2018
    Avast research describes five ways cybercriminals can abuse MQTT servers to hack smart homes

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – August 16th, 2018 - New research from Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, found more than 49,000 Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)...

  • Jul 24, 2018
    New intuitive patch management in Avast Business Managed Workplace reduces time and costs incurred in critical IT update cycles; adds new features to Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus endpoint security

    London, UK, 24 July 2018: Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, today announced the latest updates to its Avast Business Managed Workplace solution that simplify patching...

  • Jul 18, 2018
    Vita Santrucek joins Avast, with expanded roles for Arne Uppheim and Ashley Isaak

    London, UK, July 18 2018: Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, today announced it has bolstered its Avast Business leadership team with a number of strategic hires and...

  • May 24, 2018
    Avast Threat Labs has analyzed mobile adware which is pre-installed on thousands of new Android phones around the world

    The Avast Threat Labs have found adware pre-installed on several hundred different Android device models and versions, including devices from manufacturers like ZTE, Archos, and myPhone. The...

  • Apr 16, 2018
    RSA 2018: Avast demonstrates cryptomining vulnerabilities with IoT experiment to raise awareness of risks to smart devices

    RSA, San Francisco, California / Redwood City, California, April 16, 2018 — At RSA 2018, Avast, the global leader in digital security products, will be performing an experiment that reveals...

  • Apr 4, 2018
    Two-thirds of consumers misplace trust in existing private web browsing modes to anonymize their identity as online privacy concerns mount

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 5th, 2018 - New research by Avast, the global leader in digital security products, has found 65% of consumers mistakenly believe that the Incognito and Private...

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