July 18, 2016 Internet of Things Seven Fitness Wristbands and the Apple Watch in a Security Check 2016 ... Fitness wristbands and smart watches are extremely popular, not only with sports fans. Health insurance companies are now even subsidizing the purchase of a tracker or rewarding their use, as fit... Read article
July 05, 2016 Antivirus for MacOS 12 Security Suites for Mac OS X Put to the Test While Mac OS X does already utilize its own internal system protection mechanisms, those wanting to be absolutely sure should ramp up their protection with good security software. The Magdeburg-based... Read article
June 08, 2016 Antivirus for Windows Endurance Test: Do security packages constantly generate false alarms? You trust your installed security solution: when its alarm goes off, your system is at risk – or was it a false alarm after all? Whether it is for private users or in companies – false positives... Read article
May 04, 2016 Other AV-TEST Media Coverage I/2016 The latest media coverage provides a brief overview of the key publications in the first quarter of 2016. The focus was on security packages under Windows 10, virus scanners put to the repair test, as... Read article
May 02, 2016 Antivirus for Android The Best Android Guardians – 25 Security Apps Put to the Test Don't even think twice about it, just do it: secure your Android device with a security app. Attackers are constantly exploiting Android security gaps with infected apps or attempting to install the... Read article
April 20, 2016 Internet of Things Follow-up: FitBit, shocked by the AV-TEST Security Check, has now provided protection for its... Several months ago, the AV-TEST labs evaluated 9 fitness wristbands and their security approach. The FitBit Charge wristband received one of the worst ratings. It paired up without any delay with any... Read article
March 22, 2016 Antivirus for Windows 11 Enterprise Security Solutions Tested under Windows 10 Many IT departments having Windows 8 PCs not belonging to their fleet of enterprise versions are quickly jumping on the bandwagon of upgrading to Version 10 free of charge. But which security solution... Read article
March 14, 2016 Repair tests for Windows Special antivirus tools put to the test: performance of system rescuers in an emergency ... Special antivirus tools are the typical rescue tool of choice after a malware attack. The lab at AV-TEST tested 5 popular special tools for almost a year to see whether they can reliably rescue... Read article
March 01, 2016 Awards AWARD for Cloud-Managed Endpoint Security from G DATA and Microsoft With the cloud in Germany, Microsoft is offering a solution in compliance with strict German data protection regulations. Among other things, this is safeguarded by the company's own data centers set... Read article
