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Safe and private surfing with G DATA VPN

07/03/22, Bochum With G DATA VPN, Bochum-based IT security company G DATA CyberDefense has introduced a new solution for securing Internet traffic. Customers can benefit from the company's decades of experience, the no-backdoor guarantee and quality “Made in Germany”. Up to ten devices can be secured for one year…

G DATA Mobile Security Report: more than 2.5 million new malware apps for Android devices

22/02/22, Bochum Experts at G DATA CyberDefense counted more than 2.5 million malware apps for Android devices in 2021. According to the G DATA Mobile Security Report, the number of averted attack attempts has also increased by 21 percent within a year. Popular methods for infiltrating smartphones with malware are…

Safer Internet Day 2022: Parents, protect your children online!

07/02/22, Bochum In the analog world, parents protect their children from dangers as a matter of course: Up to a certain age, they take their them by the hand when crossing the street or only let them into the water with water wings and under supervision. The same applies digitally: young people are exposed to…

G DATA threat report: cyber attacks increase by 25 percent

01/02/22, Bochum The current G DATA threat report again records a renewed strong increase in averted attack attempts on companies and private users. From the third to the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of attempted attacks increased by 25 percent. The return of Emotet and major security vulnerabilities in…

G DATA threat report: Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in publicly available services

23/11/21, Bochum The number of averted attack attempts continued to fall in the third quarter of 2021. This is reflected in the current threat report from G DATA CyberDefense. One reason for this is that more employees are returning to the office. At the same time, attackers are increasingly exploiting…

G DATA IT Security Trends 2022: Artificial Intelligence makes cyber attacks more dangerous

19/11/21, Bochum In 2022, cyber attacks on companies will continue to increase, with attackers consistently exploiting any vulnerability. They rely on multi-ransomware attacks to achieve their goals, and are using Artificial Intelligence to produce better malicious code. The possibility of Android apps being…

Emotet is back

17/11/21, Bochum Following a coordinated takedown by law enforcement agencies in January 2021, new variants of the Emotet malware have now been spotted again for the first time - as a recent analysis by G DATA shows. Emotet has been an all-purpose cybercrime weapon for years.

G DATA Mobile Malware Report: Criminals keep up the pace with Android malware

26/10/21, Bochum The number of malicious Android apps has fallen to around 1.3 million malware samples in the first half of 2021. This is shown in a current study by G DATA CyberDefense. Despite the decline, however, the pace of the cyber criminals remains high.

Connected security for companies: G DATA business solutions now with SIEM interface

11/10/21, Bochum Many companies have a Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) to keep track of their IT security and the various components. Thanks to the new SIEM interface, G DATA business solutions can now also be integrated. In addition, the cyber defense manufacturer has revised the Report Manager and…

G DATA threat report: Attacks without malware on the increase

09/09/21 The current threat report from G DATA CyberDefense shows a significant decline in the number of averted attacks in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year. The reason for this is that malware is no longer the only method used for attacks. The threat level facing businesses…