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Line 1: {{Short description\|German software company}} ~~{{Advert\|date=July 2017}}~~ {{Infobox company \| name = G DATA CyberDefense AG \| logo = ~~[[File:~~G ~~Data~~DATA CyberDefense Logo.~~JPG\|100px]]~~jpg \| ~~caption~~image = G DATA War = Room.jpg \| image_caption = Inside G Data Campus in Bochum ~~\| type =~~ \| ~~traded_as~~ type = \| traded_as = \| foundation = ~~1985 <!--~~ {{Start date and age\|1985~~\|MM\|DD~~}} ~~-->~~ \| founder = \| defunct = <!-- {{End date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} --> \| location_city = [[Bochum]] \| location_country = [[Germany]] \| key_people = Kai Figge<br />Andreas Lüning \| industry = [[Computer software]] \| products = [[Antivirus software]] \| services = \| revenue = ~~€42~~€38.9 million (~~2017~~2021) \| operating_income = \| net_income = \| aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> \| assets = \| equity = \| owner = \| num_employees = 500 <ref>[https://www.gdata-software.decom/~~ueber~~about-g-data IT~~-Sicherheit~~ ~~vom~~security from the inventor ~~Erfinder~~of ~~des~~the ~~Antivirus~~antivirus] G DATA CyberDefense</ref> \| parent = \| divisions = \| subsid = \| homepage = {{URL\|~~http~~https://www.~~gdatasoftware~~gdata-software.com/}}<br />{{URL\|https://www.gdatasoftware.co.uk/}} \| footnotes = \| intl = ~~\| intl =~~ }} '''G Data CyberDefense AG''' (until September 2019 ''G Data Software AG''<ref>{{cite web\|title=CyberDefense - Made in Germany: G DATA ab sofort mit neuem Namen\|url=https://www.gdata.de/news/cyberdefense-made-in-germany-g-data-ab-sofort-mit-neuem-namen\|last=G. DATA\|date=2019-09-30\|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Handelsregisterauszug von G DATA Software AG aus Bochum (HRB 6886)\|url=https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/nw/Bochum/G/G+DATA+Software+AG/658034\|access-date=2019-11-06\|archive-date=2019-10-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016090901/https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/nw/Bochum/G/G+DATA+Software+AG/658034}}</ref>) is a ~~[[Germany\|~~German]] software company that focuses on [[computer security]]. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in [[Bochum]]. They are known for being the creators of the world's first [[antivirus software]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Popiolek\|first1=Hubert\|last2=Dewitz\|first2=Dany\|date=22 May 2015 \|title=Virenschutz made in Germany: Das steht hinter G Data\|url=http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-Special-G-Data-Internet-Security-CBE-10011799.html\|newspaper=Computer Bild \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017\|archive-date=19 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519171635/https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-Special-G-Data-Internet-Security-CBE-10011799.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> G Data ~~use~~uses multiple scanning engines; one is developed in-house and the other is the [[~~BitDefender~~Bitdefender]] engine. G Data provides several security products that are targeted at home and business markets. The company has a [[North America]]n [[subsidiary]] located in [[Newark, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gdata-software.com/about-g-data/contact\|title=About G Data\|date=26 June 2020 \|access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> ==History== [[File:G Data Software logo.svg\|thumb\|right\|upright\|old logo]] ~~{{expand section\|date=July 2016}}~~ === Antivirus Programs & Cyber Security (1985–2006) === [[File:Ribbon cuting G Data.jpg\|thumb\|Kai Figge, Andreas Pinkwart and Andreas Lüning at the opening ceremony for the new G Data [[Campus]]]] G Data was founded in Bochum, Germany, in 1985. The company introduced its first computer security product Anti-Virus Kit (AVK) in 1988 for [[Atari ST]].<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Mortimer\|first=Stephen \|date=May 1990 \|title=News, Notes & Quotes: Stay Virus Free\|magazine=START \|publisher=Antic Publishing\|issn=0889-6216\|volume=4\|number=10\|pages=20}}</ref>▼ In 1990, this program was given a graphical user interface for MS-DOS for the first time. In 1993, G Data developed the software GeoRoute, the first [[route planner]] with intelligent mapping. Beside focus on the security market, G Data also created software for voice recognition (Invox)<ref>{{cite news \|date=30 September 1997 \|title=Spracherkennung \|url=https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/679798.spracherkennung.html \|newspaper=Neues Deutschland \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> and speech synthesis (Logox).<ref>{{cite news \|last=Freisberg \|first=Alexander \|date=30 May 2002 \|title=Sprach-Software wird zur wichtigsten Schnittstelle \|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/der-rechner-kann-fast-schon-gefuehlvoll-reden-sprach-software-wird-zur-wichtigsten-schnittstelle/2170186.html \|newspaper=Handelsblatt \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref>▼ ▲G Data was founded in Bochum, Germany in 1985. The company introduced its first computer security product Anti-Virus Kit (AVK) in 1988 for [[Atari ST]].<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Mortimer\|first=Stephen \|date=May 1990 \|title=News, Notes & Quotes: Stay Virus Free\|magazine=START \|publisher=Antic Publishing\|issn=0889-6216\|volume=4\|number=10\|pages=20}}</ref> The antivirus program was continuously developed: in 1995, the first antivirus hardware protection was added, followed by ''CloudSecurity'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.brandeins.de/magazine/brand-eins-thema/it-dienstleister-2020/sicher-ist-nur-die-unsicherheit \|title=Security is the Only Certainty \|work=Brandeins.de \|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref> In November 2000, the company was converted into a joint-stock company, and the company fully focused its portfolio on [[computer security]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.unternehmensregister.de/ureg/ \|title=Company Register \|work=unternehmensregister.de \|access-date=2021-08-13}}</ref> ▲Beside focus on the security market, G Data also created software for voice recognition (Invox)<ref>{{cite news \|date=30 September 1997 \|title=Spracherkennung \|url=https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/679798.spracherkennung.html \|newspaper=Neues Deutschland \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> and speech synthesis (Logox).<ref>{{cite news \|last=Freisberg \|first=Alexander \|date=30 May 2002 \|title=Sprach-Software wird zur wichtigsten Schnittstelle \|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/der-rechner-kann-fast-schon-gefuehlvoll-reden-sprach-software-wird-zur-wichtigsten-schnittstelle/2170186.html \|newspaper=Handelsblatt \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> In the 2000s, the company expanded significantly, entering markets in various countries and opening a Japanese branch in Tokyo in 2004. G Data computer security products use two scan-engines, originally by [[Avast Software\|Avast]] and [[Bitdefender]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Himmelein \|first=Gerald \|date=15 February 2013 \|title=Virenschutz von G Data künftig mit eigener Engine \|url=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Virenschutz-von-G-Data-kuenftig-mit-eigener-Engine-1804027.html \|newspaper=heise.de \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> The 2014 release introduced their own scan-engine (CloseGap), which replaced Avast.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Pakalski \|first=Ingo \|date=7 March 2013 \|title=G Data bringt Virenscanner mit eigener Scan-Engine \|url=https://www.golem.de/news/closegap-g-data-bringt-virenscanner-mit-eigener-scan-engine-1303-98049.html \|newspaper=golem.de \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> However, the upgrade to new version was not painless, as users of weaker computers experienced system slowdowns. The company promptly solved this issue by an update.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Himmelein \|first=Gerald \|date=4 June 2013 \|title=G Data: 2014-Update legt Rechner lahm \|url=https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/G-Data-2014-Update-legt-Rechner-lahm-1876160.html \|newspaper=heise.de \|language=de\|access-date=14 June 2017 }}</ref> === Cyber Security for Private Users and Companies (2006–present) === In September 2015, G Data launched a new messaging app called Secure Chat which used the [[Signal Protocol]].<ref name="G Data">{{cite web \|url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/g-data-adds-encryption-for-secure/ \|title=G DATA Adds Encryption for Secure Mobile Chat \|last=Seals \|first=Tara \|work=Infosecurity Magazine \|publisher=Reed Exhibitions Ltd. \|date=17 September 2015 \|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> The application was based on a [[Fork (software development)\|fork]] of [[Signal (software)\|Signal]] and its [[source code]] was published under the [[GPLv3]] license.<ref>{{cite web\|title=SecureChat\|url=https://github.com/GDATASoftwareAG/SecureChat\|website=GitHub\|publisher=G Data\|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> G Data discontinued the service in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=G DATA Secure Chat wird eingestellt \|url=https://www.gdata.de/support/faq/consumer/g-data-secure-chat-wird-eingestellt \|publisher=G DATA Software AG. \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|language=de \|date=18 May 2018}}</ref>▼ In 2007, G Data had around 100 employees.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Ulf Meinke \|url=https://www.derwesten.de/wirtschaft/die-virenjaeger-aus-dem-revier-id3220841.html \|title=The Virus Hunters from the Ruhr Area \|date=2010-07-11 \|language=de \|access-date=2021-08-13}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, Brazil and Mexico were added, as well as the USA, Canada, and Russia. In 2009, G Data made around 25 million euros in revenue, and by the summer of 2010, the company had about 300 employees. In 2010, G Data opened a branch in Italy, followed by branches in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium in 2011. By 2015, the company had about 500 employees and its security solutions were available in 90 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=G. DATA CyberDefense AG \|url=https://www.gdata.de/business/managed-endpoint-security \|title=IT Security as a Managed Service – Powered by Microsoft Azure \|work=gdata.de \|date=2021-02-17 \|language=de \|access-date=2021-08-13}}</ref> Since that year, G Data has been an exclusive launch partner of the Microsoft Cloud in Germany, which has been available in Germany since mid-2016. ~~== Features ==~~ Some of the features that G Data's solutions{{which\|date=July 2016}} support are:<ref>{{cite web\|title=Product Information Page\|url=https://www.gdata-software.com/home-solutions/total-security.html\|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> * Safe surfing * Safe shopping * Safe emailing and chatting * Protection against [[spyware]] * Safe [[online banking]] * Blocks [[spam (electronic)\|spam]] * Protection against [[hacker (computer security)\|hacking]] * [[Parental control]]s * [[Data backup]] * [[Data recovery]] * [[Security tuning]] * Data safe * Device control * Safe emailing and chatting * BankGuard<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gdata-software.com/newsroom/news/article/2720-g-data-bankguard-makes-online.html\|title=G Data Bankguard Makes Online Banking Safe\|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> ▲In September 2015, G Data launched a new messaging app called Secure Chat which used the [[Signal Protocol]].<ref name="G Data">{{cite web \|url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/g-data-adds-encryption-for-secure/ \|title=G DATA Adds Encryption for Secure Mobile Chat \|last=Seals \|first=Tara \|work=Infosecurity Magazine \|publisher=Reed Exhibitions Ltd. \|date=17 September 2015 \|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> The application was based on a [[Fork (software development)\|fork]] of [[Signal (~~software~~messaging app)\|Signal]] and its [[source code]] was published under the [[GPLv3]] license.<ref>{{cite web\|title=SecureChat\|url=https://github.com/GDATASoftwareAG/SecureChat\|website=GitHub\|publisher=G Data\|access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> G Data discontinued the service in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=G DATA Secure Chat wird eingestellt \|url=https://www.gdata.de/support/faq/consumer/g-data-secure-chat-wird-eingestellt \|publisher=G DATA Software AG. \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|language=de \|date=18 May 2018 \|archive-date=26 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426093244/https://www.gdata.de/support/faq/consumer/g-data-secure-chat-wird-eingestellt \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ~~== Versions ==~~ * Home Security ~~:AntiVirus~~ ~~:InternetSecurity~~ ~~:TotalSecurity~~ ~~:AntiVirus for Mac~~ * Business Security ~~:AntiVirus Business~~ ~~:AntiVirus Enterprise~~ ~~:ClientSecurity Business~~ ~~:ClientSecurity Enterprise~~ ~~:EndpointProtection Business~~ ~~:EndpointProtection Enterprise~~ ~~:MailSecurity~~ ~~:PatchManagement~~ In September 2019, the [[annual general meeting]] decided to change the name from ''G DATA Software AG'' to ''G DATA CyberDefense AG''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/nw/Bochum/G/G+DATA+Software+AG/658034 \|title=G DATA Software AG \|work=online-handelsregister.de \|access-date=2019-10-16 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016090901/https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/nw/Bochum/G/G+DATA+Software+AG/658034 \|archive-date=2019-10-16 }}</ref> ~~== Awards and tests ==~~ * av-comparatives.org :Gold award for highest detection rate of products tested (99.7%)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Summary Report 2010\|url=http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2010.pdf\|publisher=av-comparatives.org\|access-date=26 February 2011}}</ref> :Gold award for highest proactive detection rate of new/unknown malware (~61%, with 20 false positives)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Summary Report 2010\|url=http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2010.pdf\|publisher=av-comparatives.org\|access-date=26 February 2011}}</ref> * IPACSO Innovation Framework for ICT-Security :*Innovative Cyber Security Company<ref>{{cite web\|title=IPACSO Innovation Awards 2014\|url=http://ipacso.eu/index.php/11-uncategorized/127-ipacso-cyber-security-privacy-innovation-awards-2014-finals\|publisher=ipacso.eu\|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref> == See also == Line 98 ⟶ 68: [[Category:Antivirus software]] [[Category:Software companies of Germany]] [[Category:Information technology companies of Germany]] [[Category:Windows security software]] [[Category:MacOS security software]] [[Category:Android (operating system) software]] [[Category:iOS software]] [[Category:Companies established in 1985]] [[Category:1985 establishments in Germany]] [[Category:Companies based in Bochum]] [[Category:German brands]] [[Category:Privately held companies of Germany]]