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G DATA joins global initiative on protection against cyber crime

11/08/2018, Bochum German IT security provider G DATA is underscoring its commitment to the fight against cyber crime. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord is a coalition of over 60 major international IT and Internet companies from all over the world. The goal of the association is the protection of customers from malicious…

G DATA experts see illegal cryptomining as a new trend

09/07/2018, Bochum G DATA analysts identified a total of some 2.4 million new malware strains in the first half of the year. The threat situation is currently chang-ing dramatically - nine of the ten most frequently identified malware strains of the past year were no longer to be seen in the first half of 2018. One of…

G DATA at AV-TEST: 100 percent malware detection for the fifth time in a row

08/22/2018, Bochum Outstanding result for the German IT security experts: G DATA Internet Security for Android has detected every malware in the last five AV-TEST test series since November 2017. Consequently, in July 2018, the German IT security provider’s security solution achieved a 100 percent record in fending…

AV-Comparatives: Perfect test result for G DATA Internet Security Android

08/09/2018, Bochum Independent test institute AV-Comparatives has scrutinised twelve mo-bile security solutions for Android. The result: G DATA Internet Security for Android recognised every malware strain without exception. The se-curity app’s numerous features - especially the parental controls - also impressed the…

A new malware every 7 seconds

07/25/2018, Bochum Data breaches, fake apps, worms, and a host of new malware – Android users were increasingly in the cross-hairs of cyber criminals in the first half of 2018. G DATA researchers counted over 2 million new malware apps in the first half of 2018, 1.2 million of these in the second quarter alone. This…

AV-TEST: Top spot for G DATA in May

06/27/2018, Bochum G DATA Mobile Internet Security achieved a top result in the lat-est comparison test by independent research institute AV-TEST for the fourth time in a row. G DATA Mobile Internet Security de-tected 100 percent of the malware programs used. This time, a to-tal of 22 security apps for Android were…

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.