Cyber Security for Private Users and Companies (2006–present)
In 2007, G Data had around 100 employees.[11] 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.[12] 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.
In September 2015, G Data launched a new messaging app called Secure Chat which used the Signal Protocol.[13] The application was based on a fork of Signal and its source code was published under the GPLv3 license.[14] G Data discontinued the service in May 2018.[15]
In September 2019, the annual general meeting decided to change the name from G DATA Software AG to G DATA CyberDefense AG.[16]
In 2021, G Data received the European Cyber Security Organization seal of quality “Cybersecurity Made in Europe”. G Data is a member of Eurobits[17] and the Federal IT Security Association TeleTrusT.
In 2022, G Data was awarded the Comenius EduMedia seal[18] and the eco://award.[19]
