SonicWall gets "Recommended" rating in 2018 NSS Labs’ Next-Generation Firewall Test
SonicWall has received a Recommended rating in the 2018 Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Group Test by NSS Labs. SonicWall is placed in the prestigious upper-right “Recommended” quadrant on the NSS Labs Security Value Map (SVM). SonicWall is among 10 participants in the product testing that included examination in areas such as security effectiveness, performance and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Based in Austin, Texas, NSS Labs conducts one of the industry’s most respected, fact-based tests for a full range of cybersecurity products, including network and breach security, endpoint protection, cloud and virtual security, and more.
According to Vikram Phatak, CEO, NSS Labs, “NSS Labs is committed to independent testing that helps enterprises make informed cybersecurity decisions. With ‘Recommended’ ratings for five years, SonicWall next-generation firewalls are an excellent choice for any company seeking devices with strong security and consistent product quality to evolve their security architectures. We applaud SonicWall’s focus on product consistency and security effectiveness.”
This third-party validation confirms what customers have been saying about SonicWall’s approach to end-to-end cybersecurity, which protects everything between and including traditional networks, wireless and mobile environments, and endpoints. SonicWall Capture Client endpoint protection is powered by SentinelOne, which also earned a “Recommended” rating in the 2018 NSS Labs Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Group Test.
Atul Dhablania, Senior Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, SonicWall, says, “The attack surfaces cybercriminals leverage to exploit organizations grow by the day. Businesses should ensure they’re partnered with a trusted cybersecurity leader that not only extends security across endpoints and traditional networks, but does so with cost-effective, enterprise-grade solutions that are routinely validated by respected third parties.”
During the NSS Labs test, SonicWall NSa 2650 endured thorough testing exercises via the NSS Exploit Library, which exposed the appliance to more than 1,900 exploits. To ensure real-world testing conditions, NSS Labs engineers utilize multiple commercial, open-source and propriety tools to launch a broad range of attacks. SonicWall was successful in countering 100 per cent of all advanced HTTP evasion, obfuscation and fragmentation techniques.
Growing cyberthreats make it increasingly important for businesses and proactive organizations to implement the most effective security controls and the means to manage them easily. As reported in the mid-year update of the 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the first six months of 2018 saw 181.5 million ransomware attacks - a 229-per cent increase over 2017.
Several factors are taken into consideration when weighing vendor options and calculating TCO. SonicWall NSa 2650 earned a TCO of $4 per protected Mbps. This year’s comparison was comprised of totals based on product purchasing price, maintenance, installation costs, required upkeep, management and installation.
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