Tips and tricks

Updates are essential for the security of Android devices. However, given the different operating system versions, it is difficult to keep track. We shed light on the version labyrinth and provide tips to improve security.

The situation with security for smartphones using the Android operating system is improving - albeit very slowly. A major reason for this is the large variety of versions used. In a two-part series, we highlight the current problems and give tips on how to improve the security of the devices.

G DATA survey shows that Germans are not so strict about IT security when on holiday. 43 per cent take no action regarding security for their mobile device before going away. This means no installation of security software and no password request activation. This makes life easy for local digital…

Everyone who deals with malware will know this: Malware names are a convoluted mess. AV scanners will show different detection names for the same file. This confusion is also reflected in media coverage. Is there a way out of this mess?

A malware called "SilentBruter", which is designed to guess login credentials for online accounts, has caught the attention of one of our analysts. In this blogpost we take a closer look at the Silentbruter-Malware and its rather interesting internal structures.

When facing a ransomware infection, it helps to be familiar with some tools as well as key points to identify ransomware correctly.

Compliance and Cherrypickers are only two of the things that will become IT security topics for 2019. Learn more on the G DATA Blog!

The 27th of July 2018 is a very special day - for the 19th time we celebrate, cheer, and indulge our admins, because we have (hopefully) survived another year without any major IT breakdowns. This unofficial holiday has existed since 2000 and goes back to American originator Ted Kekatos, who worked…