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Test: Endpoint solutions under Windows 11
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In September and October 2023, the AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 17 security solutions for companies and 17 packages for individual workstations under Windows 11 for their protective effect, system load and usability. Some products cannot withstand all attacks in the test. The experts at AV-TEST examined 17 security solutions for companies in the laboratory. It was tested to see how well they stand up to malware. Each individual program had to fend off nearly 20.000 real malware attacks, taking into account all protection features such as URL/web filtering, behavior-based detection and heuristics in the test against zero-day threats and common malware. In the counter-check, over…

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17 endpoint solutions for Windows 10 Pro tested
Testing 17 Endpoint Solutions for Windows 10 Pro - Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

After about a year at the latest, even laypeople know what a cyber war means and what collateral damage it can cause to completely uninvolved companies. The AV-TEST laboratory tested and evaluated the performance of 17 endpoint products. For the best protection of company and employee PCs with Windows, the AV-TEST specialists tested 17 protection products in the laboratory. The results show that the market offers very good security solutions for companies. However, individual products cannot quite keep up. War in Ukraine: Collateral damage to companies Last year there was always bad news about…

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Test: Endpoint Protection for MacOS Ventura
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For more protection under MacOS Ventura, the independent test laboratory AV-TEST tested 5 solutions for corporate networks and 9 protection packages for individual users. While many products shine, a few others have some difficulties. Only recently there were reports that MacOS was becoming more of a focus for cybercriminals. In addition to new malware droppers, it was revealed that the APT group LockBit has adopted the attack code from the notorious ransomware groups BlackMatter and DarkSide to target macOS systems. Corporate protection for MacOS Ventura For the best possible protection of MacOS systems with Ventura, the AV-TEST laboratory has...

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Win11 test: Endpoints against data stealer and ransomware

In their "Advanced Threat Protection" series, the antivirus experts from AV-TEST examined 15 endpoint solutions for companies in 10 scenarios under Windows 11 to protect against current data stealer and ransomware techniques. Enterprise workstation protection solutions require the best protection against the latest attack techniques. The AV-TEST laboratory examined 15 protection products under Windows 11 to see whether they also recognized and defended against the new "Inline Execute Assembly" attack technique used by data stealers and ransomware. The Advanced Threat Protection test provides clear information about which products protect well against the latest threats - and which do not. Additionally…

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Windows 11: Endpoint Security in the test
Windows 11: Endpoint Security in the test

Since Windows 11 is increasingly becoming the standard system in companies as well, the AV-TEST laboratory tested 17 solutions for endpoints in companies and an additional 16 products for individual workstations or home office notebooks. The results show small surprises, but no disaster. In companies, malware such as Trojans, ransomware or data stealers always attack the weakest point: the end point with employees who usually have other high skills than cybersecurity, for example. Since companies are increasingly relying on new PCs and thus also Windows 11, the AV-TEST laboratory has 17 endpoint solutions...

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Test: Can you rely on endpoint security?
Test: Can you rely on endpoint security?

Since the mass ransomware campaigns by APT groups and the collateral damage caused by the Ukraine-Russia conflict, cyber defense at the endpoint has been the hot topic. The AV-TEST laboratory has tested 17 endpoint security solutions for Windows and shows whether the company solutions can also be relied on. In its series of tests on protection solutions for companies, the AV-TEST laboratory tested 17 endpoint solutions on Windows 10. Many manufacturers can score with strong results and even earn the additional TOP PRODUCT award. Strong results in the test lab For a comprehensive evaluation of the protection quality of an endpoint solution, the lab checks every…

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Endpoint security: defense against the latest ransomware
Endpoint security: defense against the latest ransomware

APT groups use many different attack tactics. AV-TEST attacked protection products for companies in 10 currently used scenarios with the techniques ".Net Reflective Assembly loading", ".Net Dynamic P/Invoke" and "AMSI Bypass". Only half of the products examined were able to withstand 100 percent of all attacks. The Advanced Threat Protection tests are specific, but they repeatedly test protection software against the latest attack techniques from the APT groups. Such as ".Net Reflective Assembly loading", a technique used in its basic form in attacks by Cobalt Strike, Cuba or Lazarus. But also the techniques ".Net Dynamic...

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AV-TEST gives 27 awards to the best security products
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The Magdeburg institute AV-TEST gives 27 awards to 14 companies in the security industry for particularly good products for private users and companies. All test values ​​from 2022 serve as a basis. There are a few surprises at the awards. For many security manufacturers, it's time for a little drum roll: The AV-TEST laboratory has evaluated all test data for 2022 and determined the best products in their test category. Now it's time to award these software products with the internationally recognized award for IT security, the AV-Test Award. Motto “AV-TEST Award 2022:…

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Company protection for Windows 10 in the test
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More protection for Windows 10 in the company: AV-TEST tests 19 client-server solutions in the laboratory. All solutions were tested in the areas of protection against 21.000 copies of malware, as well as system load and usability. The Magdeburg Institute tested 19 solutions for companies using Windows 10. All products were examined for two months in the areas of protection, system load (performance) and usability (usability). In the test, the lab used 0-day malware and self-collected malware from the Internet. The solutions had to detect and fend off a total of 21.000 pieces of malware. Most products are safe The laboratory awards for…

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MacOS Monterey: endpoint protection solutions tested
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In September & October 2022, AV-TEST tested 6 endpoint protection solutions for companies under MacOS Monterey in the laboratory. In addition, 7 single-user Mac protection packages were tested. In many companies, Mac PCs form the technical backbone that needs to be protected. The independent German test institute AV-TEST tested 6 MacOS endpoint protection solutions for companies. In addition, 7 single-user packages were examined in the laboratory. In the test, the protective effect (protection), the system load (performance) and the usability (usability) were tested. MacOS endpoint solutions and single-user packages There is still far less malware for MacOS systems than for Windows systems, for example. But look...

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