05/30/2017 - Incident response is becoming increasingly important in a time where data breaches and downtime are the nightmare of many companies. Yet, incident response is often not handled as efficiently or effectively as it should be. In this article we are shining a light on the benefits of a good incident response strategy as well as some considerations to help you get started.

05/23/2017 - After the big infection wave that hit thousands of computers all over the world on Friday, May 12, we are taking a look at some things that WannaCry has taught us and some of the aspects that have surprised many.

05/09/2017 - A few days ago reports emerged that attackers have exploited a weakness in a communication protocol which is used for SMS services by mobile carriers. This has increased the susceptibility of processes such as mTAN significantly. We will take a look at the facts and backgrounds as well as measures you can take to stay secure.

05/04/2017 - We are using so many online accounts these days that using secure passwords is absolutely vital. However, recent news coverage shows that weak passwords are still a problem across the board. We at G DATA support International Password day and encourage everybody to read our tips on how to improve your password security.

04/27/2017 - People and media are mostly looking at ransomware as a fairly recent problem. That seems to be logical if you see the steep rise of ransomware the past three years. In fact, the problem is much older than most of us think. For this we need to go back in time to the beginning of December 1989.

04/27/2017 - The Android operating system clearly dominates the mobile market, with a share of around 72 percent. In Germany alone, around 67 percent of smartphone owners use a device with an Android operating system (source: Statcounter). G DATA security experts discovered over 750,000 new Android malware apps in the first quarter of 2017. That represents almost 8,400 new malware instances every day.

04/13/2017 - The current patches of Microsoft close i.a. a critical vulnerability in Office, which has been exploited by massively spammed Dridex banking trojans. Updating is the best protection.

04/10/2017 - We've done some counting for 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. Here is the first part of our malware statistics for the past and the current year.

03/30/2017 - A company offering protection against Zero-day exploits, exposes a vulnerability in Windows, which allegedly allows attackers to turn AV-products into malware. A lot of uncertainty has been created. On closer inspection, there is no reason to panic.

03/21/2017 - It is notable that many respondents in a recent survey expressed confidence in their overall cybersecurity strategy. Looking at the coverage of recent data breaches, though, this degree of confidence might seem unwarranted. Still, there is light at the end of the tunnel: both governments and businesses have started putting more emphasis on the topic and awareness has risen considerably within...