A common approach to analyse potentially malicious software is dynamic analysis in a virtual machine. Therefore, malware authors use techniques to alter the malware's behavior when being run in a VM. But how do they actually do it?

With G DATA Internet Security, users are well protected against cyber-attacks. This is confirmed by current tests by the two independent test institutes AV-Test and AV-Comparatives. We spoke to Thomas Siebert, Head of Protection Technologies, about the results.

Many IT managers in companies rely on security awareness training to make employees pay attention to IT security. The measure has as many advocates as it has critics that oppose it. The latter can’t see the point of or has doubts about the effectiveness of such training activities.

Feature-rich remote access malware Pekraut emerges. The rodent seems to be of German origin and is ready to be released. We analyzed the malware in-depth.

Time and again, hard drives, patient records and HR information end up where they do not belong: in the bin. We have examined a case where classified data was still present on a decommissioned notebook computer of the German Army.

Amidst fears of the corona virus SARS-CoV-2, more and more companies ask their employees to work from home. We have created a list of useful tips on how to make remote work as safe as possible.

A company is no longer satisfied with its current IT security solution. And yet they shy away from switching providers. But doing so is easier than they think. The Presales Consultants at G DATA CyberDefense have the right answers to the questions niggling IT managers and will develop a suitable…

Cyber criminals’ targets have not changed in the past year. They are after passwords and confidential data and try to encrypt data and systems. The current Malware Top 10 showing the ten most active malware families indicate how active the attackers have been in 2019.

End of January 2020, the Global Graph Summit took place in Austin TX, USA. The summit is the biggest conference in the world with a focus on graph computation and graph-related technologies. Stefan Hausotte from G DATA presented the work of his team for the second time at the Global Graph Summit.…

There’s a saying that you should treat passwords like your underwear - change them regularly and don't share them with others. However, opposition to this has been building for some time now. Changing passwords regularly doesn't improve security - quite the opposite.