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Avast One has extended its cross-platform support by adding its Online Safety Score feature to both the Mac and iOS platforms of Avast One.

So it's been about a month since I reviewed Norton 360 for Gamers, and to my surprise, that was mostly a pleasant experience.

Research finds that malicious emails spend an average of 83 hours in employees inboxes before being noticed.

New ransomware Epsilon Red has been found by Sophos researchers who detail the tools, techniques, procedures, and behaviour of the attackers behind it.

Trend Micro has launched a new Cloud One service that finds vulnerabilities, improves visibility, and provides tracking automation for open source software.

Independent research firm Forrester has given Trend Micro the highest possible score in threat prevention.

McAfee has released a substantial expansion to its XDR platform aimed at proactively stopping targeted attacks.

Dark Web Monitoring Powered by LifeLock will be capable of monitoring the dark web, searching for over 120 personal identifiable information including email, physical address, phone number, driver licence number, credit card or bank account numbers and gamer tags.

The overall cybersecurity software revenue is expected to reach US$25.1 billion in revenue in 2020, growing 4.8% year-on-year.

Malware threats represent huge financial costs for businesses.

Smart Security is an antivirus, anti-theft, and antispam module for Windows devices, and has additional features such as parental controls, file encryption, and parental controls.

A Norton 360 Premium one-year subscription protects up to five of your devices, including your Mac, PC, iOS, and Android devices.

Norton 360 is an all-in-one solution from one of the most trusted names in consumer computer security. The various modules are robust enough to protect novice computer users. The suite is also customisable so it won’t get in the way of more experienced users.

From the Starwood hotels data breach to online services like Flipboard, what steps have you taken to secure your information online?

Kaspersky Security Network has uncovered more than two million incidents originating from servers located in Singapore in the 2Q19.

Only 49% of respondents use antivirus software and even fewer – just 19% -  change their passwords regularly.

Ziften's Logan Gilber believes the difference between traditional and AI-based cybersecurity systems is a matter of “teaching” versus “learning”.

Cb Protection 8.1 includes a new “File Delete” feature, allowing customers to meet PCI DSS standards to replace legacy antivirus.

The latest version of Fireware OS introduces new IntelligentAV service for malware detection. Testing of new M270 appliance shows impressive speed.

After seeing widespread success in the business and enterprise world, smart cybersecurity has now found its way into the home.

Alphabet-owned antivirus service VirusTotal is cracking down on false positives – and solving a massive problem for software developers.

"Trials could also be affected if key documents related to arguments are inaccessible due to a ransomware attack."

Is it really possible to get a robust antivirus solution for free?

In recent years, user privacy and security have become paramount, while criminals attempt to coerce, steal and manipulate users for their data.