AMTS appoints Alexander Ivanyuk and David Ellis as new board members

AMTS announced that their members have elected a new board, appointing Alexander Ivanyuk, Senior Director of Product and Technology, at global technology company Acronis, and David Ellis, Vice President of Sales and Corporate Relations at cloud securit… Continue reading AMTS appoints Alexander Ivanyuk and David Ellis as new board members

How secure is your web browser?

NSS Labs released the results of its web browser security test after testing Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera, for phishing protection and malware protection. Key takeaways Phishing protection rates ranged from 79.2% to 95.5% F… Continue reading How secure is your web browser?

Which are the most capable breach prevention systems?

NSS Labs released its Analysis of Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) – solution suites, involving endpoint, network, sandbox, cloud, and other integrated protections. Vendors have been claiming for years that if enterprises purchase their entire sui… Continue reading Which are the most capable breach prevention systems?

NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products

Firewalls are the most widely deployed network security devices. Enterprises expect next generation firewalls (NGFWs) to prevent exploits and malware from infecting critical systems. NSS Labs 2019 NGFW Group Test NSS Labs announced the results of its 2… Continue reading NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products

Which SD-WAN products offer a notable return on investment?

Eight of the industry’s leading SD-WAN products were examined by NSS Labs to help enterprises understand the merits of products in the market and identify the capabilities best suited to meet their use case requirements. Products in this test were asse… Continue reading Which SD-WAN products offer a notable return on investment?

Advancing transparency and accountability in the cybersecurity industry

NSS Labs, the Texas-based company that specializes in testing the world’s security products, has a new CEO. Jason Brvenik, the company’s CTO since early 2017, took over the role from Vikram Phatak, the company’s founder. But, as Brvenik tol… Continue reading Advancing transparency and accountability in the cybersecurity industry

NSS Labs files antitrust suit against multiple cybersecurity vendors

Security-testing company NSS Labs has filed an antitrust lawsuit against multiple prominent cybersecurity vendors, alleging that they conspired to restrict testing of their products. The suit, filed Tuesday in a U.S. district court in Northern California, claims NSS Labs has already “suffered substantial damages” from the alleged antitrust actions of CrowdStrike, Symantec and ESET, along with the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO). Unless an injunction is issued against the alleged conspiracy, the complaint says, “NSS Labs will suffer further injury, including irreparable injury such as permanent loss of market share.” The complaint alleges that the vendors used the AMTSO, a California-based forum for considering anti-malware testing methods, to violate U.S. and California antitrust laws. Specifically, the complaint holds, the defendants threatened not to do business with product testers that voted against the AMTSO standard, which NSS Labs opposed. CrowdStrike, ESET, NSS Labs, and Symantec are all AMTSO members. NSS Labs […]

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Making informed decisions: The importance of data driven security

When deciding what product to buy, the information the vendor offers about the product is helpful, but not nearly enough: you need to analyze individual product results and peruse comparative reports to make the right choice for your organization. In t… Continue reading Making informed decisions: The importance of data driven security

Which SD-WAN product should enterprises choose?

Adoption of Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) has reached an inflection point and nearly every distributed business is deploying, evaluating, or planning to implement an SD-WAN as part of its IT vision. To help enterprises understand the meri… Continue reading Which SD-WAN product should enterprises choose?