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G DATA threat analysis: Further doubling of cyber attacks in Q3

19/11/20, Bochum In the third quarter of 2020, cyber defence specialists from Bochum had to fend off almost twice as many cyber attacks as in the second quarter of the year. The attackers are using large-scale campaigns to attack both private computers and company networks. Intense activity has been observed in…

G DATA Business Generation 15: Maximum protection for companies in a new design

03/11/20, Bochum G DATA CyberDefense has revised its business solutions and increased the protection effect once again: Thanks to a new guard with AMSI connection, IT managers in companies not only benefit from outstanding protection against cyber attacks. Performance has also been increased and false alarms…

Halloween and Windows XP systems: Killing zombies is not easy

29/10/20, Bochum Windows XP systems are like zombies: they are hard to kill. In many medium-sized companies, computers with the outdated operating system are still in use. Especially in the manufacturing industry, many control computers only run under Windows XP or other outdated operating systems. This makes it…

G DATA Mobile Security Android now protects against partner spying

12/10/20, Bochum The new G DATA Mobile Security Android is now available for download in the Google Playstore. For the first time, the security app offers protection against stalkerware and identifies dangerous spyware apps. The app includes anti-malware scanning, theft protection, app control and web protection to…

G DATA Mobile Malware Report: Harmful Android apps every eight seconds

02/10/20, Bochum An Android app containing malware is published by cyber criminals every eight seconds, according to the findings of a current investigation by G DATA CyberDefense. Compared to the first half of 2019, this represents an increase of more than ten percent. Particular attention was paid to fake corona…

Massive increase: Number of cyber attacks increases by 154 percent in the second quarter

30/09/20, Bochum The latest G DATA CyberDefense threat analysis shows that cyber criminals have continued to attack private users and companies on a massive scale in the second quarter. The cyber defence specialists from Bochum fended off more than twice as many attacks in May as in April.

Even more personal and even more service: Starting signal for the new international G DATA partner portal

23/06/20, Bochum G DATA CyberDefense presents its new partner portal: it is designed to cater to the needs of specialist trade partners around the world and the provisioning of specialist know-how. Dealers will find everything they need here to facilitate successful customer projects. Whether it's guides or other…

G DATA Mobile Malware Report 2019: New high for malicious Android apps

10/06/20, Bochum New negative record value for Android malware: The experts at G DATA CyberDefense counted more than 4.18 million malicious apps in 2019, with an average of around 11,500 new Android malicious apps appearing every day. The focus is on adware, in order to access personal data and resell it.

Testing body AV-Comparatives awards G DATA Internet Security the “ADVANCED+” certification.

07/05/20, Bochum The current comparative test of the renowned testing body AV-Comparatives certifies: G DATA Internet Security offers users excellent protection against cyber attacks. The security solution of the German cyber defence company impressed with excellent test results, earning it the "ADVANCED+"…

Corona crisis: Number of cyber attacks up by 30 percent

05/05/20, Bochum Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the widespread uncertainty surrounding the Corona crisis and trying to profit from it. For example, as shown by a current threat analysis by G DATA CyberDefense, the number of prevented attacks rose significantly in March 2020, up by around 30 percent compared…