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Critical vulnerability: first Android worm discovered

06/22/2018, Bochum Thousands of smartphones worldwide have been affected by an Android worm. The blame for this lies with a vulnerability in a forgotten debugging interface. The vulnerability has still not been fixed. G DATA explains the risk and shows users how they can check if their mobile device has also been…

AV-Test awards 100th test certificate to G DATA for security software

06/20/2018, Bochum Special award for G DATA: independent test institute AV-TEST has awarded the German IT security provider its 100th test certificate. Business executives Maik Morgenstern and Guido Habicht and Test Laboratory Head Erik Heyland presented the award in person to G DATA board members and company founders…

G DATA celebrates 33rd birthday with a special security edition

05/14/2018, Bochum G DATA is celebrating its 33rd birthday with its customers and publishes a limited edition of G DATA Total Security. Besides a 12-month licence for the comprehensive security package for Windows PCs, the special edition also includes two licences for G DATA Mobile Internet Security for Android. As…

“World Password Day” on May 3rd

05/03/2018, Bochum World Password Day has existed since 2013 and has taken place on the first Thursday in May ever since. A strong password is important for denying unauthorised third parties access to online services. G DATA provides useful information for high account and password security.

A playful way to more security: G DATA introduces new achievement system for users

04/01/2018, Bochum G DATA is implementing a new feature in the upcoming Security Generation 2019 version of its security solutions for home users. The feature, a playful reward system, will significantly encourage security interaction. By way of virtual “achievements”, the German IT security provider aims to motivate…

Dramatic Negative Record: Around 8.4 million new malicious program types discovered in 2017

03/27/2018, Bochum Around 8.4 million new malware types for the computer, or 16 different kinds of malicious software per minute in 2017 - a new negative record. Ralf Benzmüller, Executive Speaker of G DATA SecurityLabs, analyzes and assesses the situation in his blog article.

Spring clean for the corporate network

03/08/2018, Bochum Spring is the best time for a major clean-up - not just in the home, but in the office as well. Once a year, many people traditionally use a spring clean to have a major clean-up within their own four walls. Administrators should also use this opportunity to check the corporate network and the…

Human gateways: why social engineering is a risk factor not to be underestimated in companies

03/05/2018, Bochum There were 16 new malware strains per minute on average in 2017. That was the discovery made by analysts at G DATA Software AG. Criminals on the Internet use perfidious tricks to gain access to confidential company information by manipulating staff members - an activity known in technology jargon as…

AV-TEST: Full points for G DATA Mobile Internet Security

02/23/2018, Bochum In January 2018, AV-TEST analysed 20 security apps for Android. G DATA Mobile Internet Security took first place once again, with the best protection against current mobile threats, ease of use and practical add-on functions. With 13 marks out of a possible 13, G DATA Mobile Internet Security took…

G DATA named winner of the Champion Award

02/19/2018, Bochum G DATA has been named winner of the Champion Award in the field of "Security Solutions” by the IT market research and consulting company techconsult GmbH. In the "Professional User Rating - Security 2018", the Bochum-based IT security company left the competition far behind.