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AV-TEST: Perfect protection with G DATA Mobile Internet Security
19-06-2017, Bochum In its latest comparison test the independent AV-TEST institute examined 20 security solutions for the Android operating system and their effectiveness to tackle current risks. G DATA Mobile Internet Security detected 100 percent of all malware programs in the test environment. It also scored full...
Preventing expensive network outages
30-05-2017, Bochum IT outages are both annoying and costly. For companies, they can quickly incur high costs if, for example, a web shop is no longer available. However, it is possible to prevent this ahead of time. With G DATA Network Monitoring, administrators have an over-view of the entire IT infrastructure and...
WannaCry: Ransomware attacks companies and private users across the world
16-05-2017, Bochum The ransomware WannaCry has crippled companies not just in Germany but across the world - even critical infrastructures such as hospitals and energy suppliers have been affected. Deutsche Bahn has also been one of the prominent victims of the cyber attacks. The infection mechanism in WannaCry...
350 new Android malware apps every hour
27-04-2017, Bochum Around 72 percent of smartphone users worldwide have a device that uses an Android operating system (source: Statcounter). In the first quarter of 2017, G DATA security experts discovered over 750,000 new malware apps for Google’s popular operating system. The figures are proof of a growing level of...
A new malware strain was discovered every 4.2 seconds in Q1 2017
11-04-2017, Bochum In 2016, G DATA experts counted 6,834,443 new digital malware strains. This represents an increase of 32.9 percent compared to 2015. The trend continued in Q1 2017, with 1,852,945 new malware strains. This means that, for this period, the G DATA analysts discover a new malware strain every 4.2...
The feather duster 2.0: A successful digital spring clean
30-03-2017, Bochum Half of all Germans make the most of the annual spring clean to make their homes spick and span again. But a digital spring clean also does your PC, smartphone and tablet a world of good. Users should therefore clean up their hard drives and install available program and operating system updates as...
Using public WiFi securely with iOS
27-03-2017, Bochum Many people use a public WiFi in cafés, airports or hotels. This offers nu-merous advantages for consumers, but also entails risks. Criminals can exploit these networks to read emails or steal access data. With the op-tional VPN module in G DATA Mobile Internet Security, your digital life remains...
Vault 7: The CIA’s Cyber Weapons
10-03-2017, Bochum The leaked confidential CIA documents shine a bright light on the agency’s hardware and software hacking activities between 2013 and 2016. They explicitly mention iPhones, Android devices, Linux, Windows as well as Smart TVs as targets. Security vendors are also included in the list. It seems that...
Stiftung Warentest: G DATA Internet Security provides the best virus scanner
24-02-2017, Bochum No other security software protects consumers against digital malware more meticulously than G DATA Internet Security 2017 – that is the result of the latest comparison test run by Stiftung Warentest in “test” magazine (03/2017). Since 2005, the German company’s security solutions have impressed...
Threat situation for mobile devices worsens
22-02-2017, Bochum Around half of people use a smartphone or tablet to go online (source: Bitkom). The Android operating system is the most widely used on mobile devices and hence is a popular target of attack for cyber criminals. G DATA security experts once again recorded a negative record of 3,246,284 new Android...
