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Test: Parental Control Software for Desktops with Windows 10 & MacOS

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With massive increases in malware statistics, it was anything but quiet on the malware front. Windows and Android systems continue to be the focus of organized crime, yet the malware rate for Apple's macOS has nearly tripled. In 2019, the negative trend is expected to grow worse: In mid-May, the AV-TEST analysis systems recorded the 900 millionth malware program – a frightening record. All the more incomprehensible is the persistence of low protection levels of IoT devices, which are like open barn doors for attackers on the Internet.

Heightened threat scenario: all the facts in the AV-TEST Security...

July 16, 2019 | Research

Consumers and companies want more security under MacOS. AV-TEST tested 16 suitable security packages in the laboratory and identified strong security partners.

Secure Passwords – It's a Snap!

March 25, 2019 | Research

January 14, 2020 is the day: Microsoft will retire Windows 7 and Office 2010 without fail. That is also the day when extended support will end. At least for consumer users, it will be the end of the road. Corporate users can still buy a reprieve.

Windows 7 and Office 2010 Support Ending Soon: Security Suites...

March 05, 2019 | Antivirus for Windows

Never before have there been so many and such far-reaching cybersecurity incidents as in the past year. Thus, 2018 became not only an example of talent on parade for cybercriminals, but also for IT security products having to confront these challenges in real time. Only the security solutions most effective in weathering the storm of new malware programs and protecting their users from an array of professionally exploitable security vulnerabilities earn the world-renowned accolade for IT security: the AV-TEST AWARD 2018.

AV-TEST Awards: This is the Elite Class of IT Security 2018 ...

February 21, 2019 | Awards

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