In the cyber arena, attackers and defenders engage in a race. AV-TEST collects global incident data, leveraging AI to analyze threats in real-time through AV-ATLAS. This platform displays up-to-date statistics on malware, phishing campaigns and ransomware activity. Meanwhile, the annual CTI report summarizes attack trends, DDoS incidents and regional impact metrics in the DACH region. Security professionals receive actionable intelligence, recommendations for strengthening defenses across networks, endpoints and cloud environments.
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Cyberdefense Faces Neverending Race Against Cybercriminals Evolving Online Strategies
Cybersecurity teams engage in an ongoing battle with threat actors who treat the global network as their laboratory. While vendors allocate significant budgets to developing defensive tools, adversaries conduct experiments and share successes in darknet forums. Experts at AV-TEST constantly monitor these underground exchanges closely, tracking novel tactics. Leveraging specialized threat intelligence databases, defenders maintain visibility across workstations, servers, and cloud environments, adapting to anticipate attacks and deploying proactive countermeasures.
Worldwide Cybercrime Losses Total $11 Trillion Annually, DACH $230B
Industry estimates place the annual global damage from cybercrime at roughly eleven trillion US dollars, imposing a burden on businesses and governments worldwide. Regional calculations for the DACH area reveal direct losses of approximately two hundred thirty billion dollars year. Blockchain experts at Chainalysis track cryptocurrency wallet transactions and assess annual ransomware payouts at nearly eight hundred twenty million dollars. Beyond stolen funds, production halts and cancellations generate significant costs.
AV-ATLAS Delivers Real-Time Global Threat Data From Past Fortnight
AV-ATLAS operates as a cyber incident aggregator, collecting data on attacks in real time. Its dashboard visualizes threat statistics spanning the previous fourteen days, including infected email attachments, phishing campaigns, and extortion letters. Security professionals can examine specifics such as subject lines, file names, and incident counts. Approximately one hundred thousand malicious emails emerge every two weeks, while newly discovered malware samples can exceed four million over the same interval.
New AV-ATLAS feature analyzes Android apps for privacy risks
AV-ATLASs new App Privacy Analysis module evaluates Android applications for privacy vulnerabilities by examining permissions and API calls. Experts review how each app accesses contacts, location, camera and sensitive user information, identifying hidden permission requests and unauthorized data transfers. By generating risk assessments, security teams can apply targeted countermeasures and enforce policies that harden mobile environments. This transparent framework bolsters trust in Play Store-approved applications and strengthens organizational privacy defenses.
AV-TEST integrates malware samples directly into realistic protection testing
AV-TESTs laboratory seamlessly incorporates collected malware specimens directly into its product testing framework. Across Windows, macOS, and Android platforms, leading security applications are challenged using both fresh and catalogued threats to measure detection performance under real-world conditions. Employing proprietary analysis utilities, the institute independently categorizes each malware sample with complete transparency. This robust methodology guarantees objective, verifiable test outcomes, empowering both consumers and enterprises with reliable insights into solution effectiveness.
AV-TEST CTI Report Reveals Surge in Ransomware and DDoS
AV-TESTs annual Cyber Threat Intelligence report consolidates extensive monitoring of open sources and Dark Web activity to provide an assessment of emerging risks. By comparing thousands of recorded incidents with previous years, its analysis highlights major increases in ransomware attacks and DDoS disruptions. In the 2025/2026 edition, Germany registered 763 cyber incidents, including 226 ransomware cases, more than any other European country, supplying organizations with timely intelligence to enhance security.
Public live ticker tracks 1.6 billion malware samples real-time
A publicly accessible live ticker hosted on the AV-TEST website provides real-time visualization of malware specimens. At the moment of publication, the registry contained 1,598,972,085 known malware samples, including 45,997,825 additions recorded during the current year and 3,948,143 detected over the previous fourteen days. Continuous updates ensure that security professionals can observe emerging threats as they unfold, analyze evolving attack patterns, and implement timely, informed countermeasures to protect their environments.
By integrating real-time threat intelligence, in-depth analytics and product assessments, AV-TEST’s AV-ATLAS platform and its annual CTI Report deliver essential resources for cyber defense. Security professionals and enthusiasts gain access to continuous updates on emerging malware, phishing trends and vulnerability exploits. Actionable recommendations grounded in empirical testing allow rapid threat identification and the formulation of targeted response strategies. This approach ensures organizations maintain proactive defenses against evolving digital security challenges.
