{"id":95730,"date":"2017-12-05T15:39:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=95730"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:43:03","slug":"introducing-the-webcam-shield-for-avast-business-antivirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/introducing-the-webcam-shield-for-avast-business-antivirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Webcam Shield for Avast Business Antivirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, Avast<\/a> is one step ahead of cyber threats<\/strong>, protecting you in all areas of life. This time, the cybersecurity company is introducing the Webcam Shield, a new feature for Avast Business.<\/p>\n

Webcams can easily be hacked<\/a> and there have been<\/a> numerous hacking cases <\/a>in recent years<\/a>. Antivirus companies have focused their efforts on protecting our home computers so they don\u2019t fall prey to any intruders. But there\u2019s one area that, until now, has been overlooked.<\/p>\n

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In the business world, it\u2019s common to have your own laptop. And it\u2019s also typical for this laptop to have a built-in webcam. Although built-in webcams are harder to hack than those that come separately, effective hacking of these cameras is more threatening than you think. When a cybercriminal has the power to control a computer\u2019s built-in webcam, he controls everything, including the power to disable the camera\u2019s LED light<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Bottom line: you\u2019ll never know if your work computer\u2019s camera has been hacked.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Think about the risks that this uncertainty could involve. You bring your work laptop everywhere. For example, important meetings where you go over company numbers, where key decisions are made and where information is discussed, all of which in the wrong hands could result in a lot of damage to your company, job and reputation.<\/p>\n

Aware of this new problem, Avast<\/a> has updated the Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus<\/strong>, its antivirus for companies, to include the Webcam Shield, a feature that recently launched for its Business Antivirus.<\/p>\n

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As its name suggests, the Webcam Shield protects your webcam<\/strong> so nobody can spy on you at work. No matter how silent, or whether the LED light is disabled, Avast<\/a> won\u2019t let in a single hacker<\/strong>. If any suspicious activity is detected, it will block applications or related components, and notify you of what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n

Like the home version, the Webcam Shield for Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus<\/a><\/strong> has a central setting that disables the camera\u2019s drivers so that nobody, not even you, can use it. This option can be disabled at any time. So, if you\u2019re on an important business trip, or have a crucial company meeting, you can always enable the central setting and put your mind at ease.<\/p>\n

The Webcam Shield also lets you decide which applications to give open permissions and which should have completely forbidden access.<\/p>\n

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The Webcam Shield is only one of the many features of Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus<\/a><\/strong>, so that your security and privacy are guaranteed at work. You can find out more about Avast Business in another one of our sponsored articles. Like all their products, Business Antivirus is constantly updated to face new cyber threats.<\/p>\n

A good example was last month\u2019s discovery that there had been a security breach in the WPA2 protocol, affecting the vast majority of WiFi connections<\/strong>. Avast updated all its Business products so this breach was a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re part of your company\u2019s technical team, an employee concerned about security at work or the director of your own company, Avast Business products are what you need to enjoy a stress-free 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Download now Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, Avast is one step ahead of cyber threats, protecting you in all areas of life. This time, the cybersecurity company is introducing the Webcam Shield, a new feature for Avast Business. Webcams can easily be hacked and there have been numerous hacking cases in recent years. Antivirus companies have focused their efforts on … Continue reading “Introducing the Webcam Shield for Avast Business Antivirus”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9075,"featured_media":95756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2537],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-95730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionavast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328413,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95730\/revisions\/328413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95730"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=95730"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=95730"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=95730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}