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Test: Endpoint security for MacOS systems
August 12, 2024
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AV TEST News

The laboratory of the independent AV-TEST Institute examined 3 endpoint solutions for MacOS systems and 7 single-user versions. The results are consistently very good and did a good job of warding off the dangers in the test. In June 2024, the AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 3 endpoint solutions for MacOS systems and 7 single-user versions. The products were examined in the areas of protection, system load (performance) and user-friendliness (usability). Top scores for endpoint solutions The laboratory awarded up to 6 points for each area. The best score was therefore 18 points. All three endpoint solutions examined achieved this top score. Bitdefender Endpoint Security…

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Test: 17 protection solutions for Windows 11 clients
August 8, 2024
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Global competition, espionage and global tensions are leading to a rising tide of cyberattacks. The AV-TEST laboratory has investigated how well endpoint security solutions protect. 17 solutions were tested under Windows 11. Companies must be well equipped in the area of ​​cybersecurity in order to filter and eliminate the large amounts of digital malware from their communications. The test of 17 protection solutions for Windows 11 clients for companies shows how well they are defending themselves against potential attackers. 17 endpoint solutions tested In March and April, the experts in the AV-TEST laboratory…

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Protection solutions for MacOS Sonoma tested
June 13, 2024
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AV TEST News

The major test of protection software for companies and single-user PCs for MacOS took place for the first time in the AV-TEST laboratory under MacOS version Sonoma 14.3. 12 products tested showed what they can do in the areas of protection, system load and usability. One product surprised everyone with a slip-up. The increasing tensions in the world, the rise in ransomware or infostealers and many dangerous phishing attacks are not exempt from the Mac world either. On the contrary: the attacks are increasing because cyber criminals see great potential in the Mac user group. Attacks via infostealers in particular are also very current in the Mac universe. In addition…

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Test: Security software for endpoints and individual PCs
March 23, 2024
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AV TEST News

The latest test results from the AV-TEST laboratory show very good performance of 16 established protection solutions for Windows at endpoints in companies. The laboratory also tested 16 products for non-networked individual PCs. The AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 2023 security solutions under Windows 32 in November and December 10. The detailed results show how well the products work in the areas of 'protection', 'system load' (performance) and 'usability'. 16 endpoint products in the test Each individual program had to fend off almost 12.000 real malware attacks, with all protective functions such as URL/web filters, behavior-based...

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Test: Endpoint solutions under Windows 11
8 December 2023
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AV TEST News

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
August 21, 2023
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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?
June 25, 2023
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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 
June 18, 2023
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

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
June 16, 2023
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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
June 5, 2023
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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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