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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: Can endpoint solutions be manipulated?
Test: Can endpoint solutions be manipulated?

AV-Comparatives has published the results of its anti-tampering protection test “Anti-Tampering Certification Test”, which shows whether endpoint solutions defend themselves against tampering: CrowdStrike, ESET, Kaspersky and Palo Alto Networks. The test attempts to disable or modify user and kernel space components of endpoint solutions to assess their anti-tampering properties. The test evaluates whether it is possible to disable or change AV/EPP/EDR components or functions through manipulation, with all tampering activities (manipulation) performed in the Windows user area. The following products are included in the test. CrowdStrike Falcon Enterprise ESET PROTECT Entry Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Palo…

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Security test: 16 endpoint solutions 
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AV-Comparatives has released the Business Main Test Series fact sheet for March and April. In the security test, 16 business protection solutions were examined and evaluated. A few products are not performing as well as might be expected. The results of the Real-World Protection Test and the Malware Protection Test provide important insights into the performance of these security products. The Real-World Protection Test measured each product's ability to protect against malicious URLs. For this purpose, 262 test cases were carried out from the beginning of March to the end of April. The Malware Protection Test evaluates the ability of any security program to protect a system...

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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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QR code phishing security test tool
QR code phishing security test tool

KnowBe4 is now offering a complementary QR code phishing security test tool that identifies users who are victims of QR code phishing attacks. The free tool (QR Code PST) helps businesses identify end-users who are particularly vulnerable to scanning malicious QR codes. Many companies are aware of the typical social engineering techniques used by malicious actors. These include phishing, spear phishing and identity theft to manipulate employees and infiltrate systems. Actors have now recognized the popularity of QR codes and are using them for targeted phishing attacks. Targeted QR code phishing attacks QR code phishing is a social engineering attack that uses a…

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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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18 enterprise endpoint products tested

18 Endpoint products for companies: AV-Comparatives has packed its various tests into an evaluation and used it to create its semi-annual report "Business Security Test 2022 (August - November)". In its second half-year report of the main business test series 2022, AV-Comparatives . It includes the results of the Business Real-World Protection Test (August-November), Business Malware Protection Test (September), Business Performance Test (October), and product reviews. The test cases used in the test: 629 test cases in the real-world area, 1.005 test cases in the malware protection area. The test series with three main parts The Real-World Protection Test mimics online malware attacks that…

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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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