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February 23, 2024 | Research
Since 2023, our team has dedicatedly collected and analyzed data on cyber incidents across Europe, with a particular focus on Germany. This year's annual review highlights the evolving landscape of...
May 19, 2021 | Research
On the Internet, you may find many statistical surveys, but rarely open sources for the research. AV-ATLAS is different in that respect: there you can call up live data, free of charge, on the latest...
March 15, 2021 | Research
Through worldwide cooperation of cyber specialists, one of the largest botnets of Emotet threats has been shut down. Unfortunately, however, this network was only one of many, which means that attacks...
December 11, 2020 | Research
Unfortunately, many users still take spam e-mails with blackmail content too seriously. Users respond to threats of having been hacked by paying ransom money. The lab at AV-TEST explains what is...
December 09, 2020 | Research
Given the growing threat scenario, companies are increasingly expanding their IT security using specialized defense mechanisms to fend off strategic and targeted attacks. As a parallel trend, advanced...
August 26, 2020 | Research
The new trend in the malware industry observed in 2019 clearly continued in 2020. The development of malware programs is divided up into two areas: While on the one hand the automated production of...
April 17, 2020 | Research
Worldwide surveys prove that companies are primary targets of cryptoviruses or extortion Trojans, i.e. ransomware. The attacks are usually mounted using spam mail with infected links or malware files...
April 06, 2020 | Research
Every well-updated system is generally far more secure against cyberattacks than one that is out of date. That's why major corporations also use special patch management solutions. These sophisticated...
March 20, 2020 | Research
Working in a home office during the difficult times of the Corona pandemic is a good alternative for companies to protect employees and the enterprise. Smaller companies and self-employed individuals,...