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New infosec products of the month: February 2026

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New infosec products of the month: February 2026 2026-02-27 at 08:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Aikido Security, Avast, Armis, Black Duck, Compliance Scorecard, Fingerprint, Gremlin, Impart Security, Portnox, Redpanda, Socure, SpecterOps, Veza, and Virtana. Gremlin launches Disaster Recovery Testing for zone, […]

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New infosec products of the week: February 6, 2026

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New infosec products of the week: February 6, 2026 2026-02-06 at 08:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Avast, Fingerprint, Gremlin, and Socure. Gremlin launches Disaster Recovery Testing for zone, region, and datacenter failovers Gremlin, the proactive reliability platform, launched Disaster Recovery Testing:

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Avast brings deepfake scam detection to Windows PCs and mobile devices

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Avast brings deepfake scam detection to Windows PCs and mobile devices 2026-02-04 at 11:56 By Industry News Avast announced the full international availability of Avast Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro on mobile devices, alongside the launch of Avast Deepfake Guard on Windows PCs, a new AI-powered feature designed to proactively analyze and detect malicious

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New infosec products of the week: November 14, 2025

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New infosec products of the week: November 14, 2025 2025-11-14 at 07:42 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Action1, Avast, Cyware, Firewalla, and Nokod Security. Action1 addresses Intune gaps with patching and risk-based vulnerability prioritization Action1 announced new integrations that extend Microsoft Intune

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Avast delivers AI-powered protection for Android and iOS devices

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Avast delivers AI-powered protection for Android and iOS devices 2025-11-12 at 12:02 By Industry News Avast launched Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro for mobile devices. Building on the desktop product, this mobile expansion brings in AI-powered scam protection directly to people’s smartphones and tablets. Scam Guardian is available at no cost with Avast Mobile

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Fake online stores look real, rank high, and trap unsuspecting buyers

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Fake online stores look real, rank high, and trap unsuspecting buyers 2025-07-10 at 08:32 By Sinisa Markovic Shopping on a fake online store can lead to more than a bad purchase. It could mean losing money, having your identity stolen, or even getting malware on your device. E-shop scams rose by 790% in the first

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How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks

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How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks 2025-05-06 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic Most attacks don’t start with malware; they begin with a message that seems completely normal, whether it comes through email, a phone call, or a chat, and that is exactly what makes them so effective. These threats rely on psychological

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Cybercrime’s constant rise is becoming everyone’s problem

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Cybercrime’s constant rise is becoming everyone’s problem 2024-10-18 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cybercrime in recent years shows no signs of slowing down, with phishing attacks surging and ransomware tactics becoming more advanced, forcing organizations to constantly adapt their defenses. The rise of deepfake technology, especially in creating realistic audio impersonations, poses new dangers.

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Decryptor for DoNex, Muse, DarkRace, (fake) LockBit 3.0 ransomware released

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Decryptor for DoNex, Muse, DarkRace, (fake) LockBit 3.0 ransomware released 2024-07-08 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz A cryptographic weakness in the DoNex ransomware and its previous incarnations – Muse, fake LockBit 3.0, and DarkRace – has allowed Avast researchers to create a decryptor for files encrypted by all those ransomware variants. DoNex ransom note (Source:

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90% of threats are social engineering

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90% of threats are social engineering 2024-06-06 at 06:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jakub Kroustek, Malware Research Director at Gen, discusses the Avast Q1 2024 Threat Report. The report highlights significant trends and incidents in cybersecurity. Key findings include: Surge in social engineering attacks: Nearly 90% of threats blocked

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YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime

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YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime 2024-05-21 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Social engineering threats – those which rely on human manipulation – account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024, according to Avast. According to the latest quarterly Avast Threat Report, which looks at the threat landscape from January-March 2024,

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Avast One Silver allows users to tailor their coverage based upon their personal preferences

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Avast One Silver allows users to tailor their coverage based upon their personal preferences 2024-04-04 at 13:01 By Industry News Avast released a new product tier to the Avast One suite: Avast One Silver. The new offering takes a modular approach to cyber security, allowing people to tailor their coverage based upon their needs, personal

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Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data

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Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data 2024-02-23 at 13:18 By Help Net Security The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries

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FTC Accuses Avast of Selling Customer Browsing Data to Advertisers

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FTC Accuses Avast of Selling Customer Browsing Data to Advertisers 2024-02-22 at 22:17 By Ryan Naraine European security vendor Avast is charged with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and anti-virus software and “and sold it without adequate notice and without consumer consent.” The post FTC Accuses Avast of Selling Customer Browsing

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Dissecting Rancoz Ransomware

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Dissecting Rancoz Ransomware 11/05/2023 at 15:46 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes Rancoz, a new ransomware variant that is leveraging Vice Society’s codebase to target a wider victim base. The post Dissecting Rancoz Ransomware appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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