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G DATA threat report: Qbot supersedes Emotet

05/14/2021, Bochum The latest threat report from G DATA shows that cyber criminals have already found a successor to Emotet - Qbot. The malware was involved in almost one in four averted attacks. The figures show that companies in particular were being targeted by cyber criminals in the first quarter. Within a year,…

ECSO’s Cybersecurity Made in Europe seal of approval awarded to G DATA

05/05/2021, Bochum G DATA CyberDefense has become one of the first security companies to be awarded the Cybersecurity Made in Europe label by the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO). The seal of approval reinforces the trustworthiness of European security manufacturers and European digital autonomy. G DATA is…

G DATA threat analysis 2020: cyber attacks every second

02/16/2021, Bochum The pandemic is still high season for criminals, as they exploit people's uncertainty to mount attacks. According to the latest threat analysis from G DATA CyberDefense, the number increased by 85 percent in the second half of the year. Cyber criminals released 76 new versions of malware every…

U.S. Congress must re-examine its IT infrastructure after the attack

01/08/2021, Bochum In the wake of the storming of the U.S. Congress by a mob of Trump supporters, the entire IT infrastructure of both the Senate and the House of Representatives must be thoroughly scrutinized. Images of unlocked PCs in congressmen’s and congresswomen’s offices circulated on Twitter, so parts of the…

Frank Heisler appointed executive board member for sales, marketing and communications at G DATA

12/21/2020, Bochum In order to strengthen growth in the area of IT security services and to accelerate the development of new products, G DATA CyberDefense AG is expanding its executive board and will in future bundle responsibility for sales, marketing and corporate communications under Frank Heisler. The previous…

G DATA IT Security Trends 2021: Cyber attacks are becoming more aggressive, more targeted and smarter

12/10/2020, Bochum Cyber criminals are ‘working from home’ as well it seems, as attacks are actually on the increase, rather than decreasing. Companies must prepare themselves for ever more sophisticated attacks. G DATA CyberDefense explains the IT security trends for 2021.

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

11/03/2020, 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

10/29/2020, 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

10/12/2020, 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

10/02/2020, 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…