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March 01, 2022 | Awards
AV-TEST Award 2021 for Bitdefender
The internationally renowned AV-TEST Institute has crowned the best IT security products of the year for consumers and corporate users with the AV-TEST Award 2021. Over an evaluation period of 12 months, involving comprehensive testing, the experts documented the top scores of all the products and have now decided on the awards for these outstanding results. The 2021 Awards in the three test categories of Best Protection for Consumer Users, Best Protection for Corporate Users and Best Android Security for Consumer Users go to Bitdefender.
AV-TEST Award 2021
for Bitdefender
AV-TEST Award – proof of IT security
Each product evaluated at the AV-TEST Institute is required to undergo demanding and realistic tests in the lab over the course of an entire year. The challenge is to consistently excel in the test categories of Protection, Performance and Usability. Successful products each then receive a test certificate for tested security against IT threats. To top it off, a Windows product that also performs significantly better than the industry standard receives the additional accolade of "Top Product".
If a product manages to maintain its stellar performance in several or all test categories throughout the entire year, it qualifies as candidate for the sought-after AV-TEST Awards. This well-known award is now in its 11th year, and for many companies, it serves as vital proof that their efforts to create a secure product have paid off. Because special award distinction by a renowned, independent institute fosters a high level of confidence, not only in the IT security industry but also among customers in the consumer and corporate sector. Likewise, it is a just reward to providers of security solutions who consistently invest in research and development.
AV-TEST Awards for Bitdefender – in recognition of outstanding performance
In competing for the ranking as one of the best protection products for consumer users under Windows, Bitdefender Internet Security successfully proved in ongoing laboratory tests that it protects users effectively against attacks from the cyberspace. Internet Security from Bitdefender for consumer users under Windows 10 received the AV-TEST Best Protection 2021 Award.
In the category of best protection solutions for corporate users, Bitdefender also received additional recognition for its strong protection throughout the entire year. The Institute bestowed the AV-TEST Best Protection 2021 Award on the corporate solution Bitdefender Endpoint Security (Ultra).
For best protection and strong security of mobile Android devices for consumers, the experts gave the AV-TEST Best Android Security 2021 Award to the protection app Bitdefender Mobile Security. Because in fending off threats on Android systems, users also need reliable protection at their side.
"The security provider Bitdefender was able to garner a total of three important awards. With two distinctions for the categories of Best Protection for Consumer Users and Corporate Users, Bitdefender underscores its powerful protection for Windows systems. Bitdefender also continued this strong performance on Android systems, and thus earned an additional award for the best protection app for consumer Android users. This is proven protection that users can count on", says Maik Morgenstern, CEO of AV-TEST.
