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Computer Security Day - four steps to secure IT

29/11/2019, Bochum On the occasion of Computer Security Day on 30 November, G DATA CyberDefense points out the great risk from cyber-attacks. From the beginning of the year to mid-October, the IT security specialists from Bochum have identified more than 221,000 samples of the most significant ransomware families. The…

G DATA Generation 2020: New BEAST technology protects against unknown malware

26/11/2019, Bochum Ransomware, phishing, banking Trojans - cyber criminals are constantly working to develop malware that security solutions cannot detect. To provide comprehensive protection against cyber-attacks, German cyber defence company G DATA has developed BEAST. The new technology detects malware on the basis…

Coalition Against Stalkerware: Organizations working against domestic violence join forces with IT Security companies

19/11/2019, Bochum Today, ten organizations – Avira, Electronic Frontier Foundation, European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence, G DATA Cyber Defense, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, National Network to End Domestic Violence, NortonLifeLock, Operation Safe Escape and WEISSER RING – have launched a…

G DATA Mobile Security Android achieves full marks once again

11/11/2019, Bochum Mobile security app detects 100 percent of test malware used in the latest AV-TEST comparison test. The software scored above average.

G DATA Security Awareness Training: New e-learning portal as a result of high demand

06/11/2019, Bochum Raising the awareness of cyber dangers among employees in companies is one of the most important topics in IT security - as is demonstrated by the high demand for G DATA Security Awareness Training. The Cyber Defense company has now made its e-learning portal even clearer and more intuitive - for…

CyberDefense - Made in Germany: G DATA now with a new name

30/09/2019, Bochum G DATA CyberDefense AG instead of G DATA Software AG: 34 years after the founding of G DATA Software, the German technology company is now presenting itself as G DATA CyberDefense AG. The move underlines the German IT security company’s holistic approach to protecting companies against online risks.…

G DATA Cyber Defense Status Check shows the state of IT security in businesses

17/09/2019, Bochum Companies need to take a more holistic approach to IT security. This includes checking the current status of their IT and IT processes from a security perspective. Many companies use a comprehensive penetration test to deal with this problem. However, this service is not affordable for many smaller…

G DATA Internet Security for Android celebrates test victory with top marks

28/08/2019, Bochum Android users get the best protection against malware with G DATA. This has been confirmed in the current test by renowned research institute AV-TEST. In July 2019, G DATA Internet Security for Android detected every instance of malware and was awarded the highest score of 6 three times.

Mobile Malware Report - no let-up with Android malware

30/07/2019, Bochum It’s not a new record, but there’s no let-up with Android malware either. Experts at cyber defence specialist G DATA have counted around 1.9 million new malicious apps in the first six months of the year - a slight decline compared to last year. To put this in context - on average, criminals are…

Cyber Defense Awareness Training: staff are the best defence against online attacks

22/05/2019, Bochum 87 percent of companies see untrained staff as the biggest vulnerability for cyber attacks (source: ESI ThoughtLab). G DATA is therefore launching the Cyber Defence Academy, a new e-learning portfolio for security awareness training. In more than 30 online courses, companies can train their…