· Fortinet tied for the highest overall security effectiveness score with 99.6% and leads all next generation firewalls by blocking 99.97% of exploits in continuous, live testing.
Fortinet, the global player in high-performance cyber security solutions, has announced that independent testing lab NSS Labs has found that Fortinet provides the highest protection when it comes to next-generation firewalls (NGFWs).
According to NSS Lab’s NGFW real-world testing, Fortinet NGFWs can block 99.97% of exploits used by threat actors in active campaigns during continuous live testing from December 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016.
John Maddison, SVP of product and solutions marketing, Fortinet said, "Validation from organisations like NSS Labs plays a critical role to help cut through the noise customers face today. Third-party testing holds vendors to the product specifications and their performance claims so customers can make truly informed decisions instead of discovering real-world performance after they deploy a solution in their network.”
The results reveal network performance gains of 37% above Fortinet’s data sheet specifications: delivering the lowest latency (average of 4.2 microseconds) of all vendors regardless of packet size, offering the highest number of maximum TCP connections (30 million), and receiving the second highest network performance scores (averaging over 19 Gbps). These results ensure that organisations can handle the exponentially increasing network demands from growing technology trends like mobile and IOT, while operating the lowest-latency, highest-performing infrastructures required today.
The testing results also show that Fortinet offers a winning combination of effectiveness, performance, and cost. Fortinet’s total cost of ownership (TCO) was far lower than their nearest performance competitor and one of two vendors whose TCO was reduced based on real-world performance compared to their claimed specifications.
NSS Labs conducts regular testing of the top NGFW vendors, subjecting competitive solutions to strenuous, real-world scenarios that test security effectiveness, network performance, and TCO. These results are used to generate their Security Value Map (SVM) and Comparative Reports.
NSS Labs also conducts their continuous, live Cyber Assessment Warning System (CAWS) testing that pits competing solutions against hundreds of attacks on a daily basis. This rigorous testing reveals the true day-to-day effectiveness of security solutions and is a good resource for customers who want to see real-world results before they deploy a product.
CAWS results reveal that Fortinet provided the highest overall block rate, stopping 100% of attacks on 61 days out of a total of 62 days. Fortinet blocked a total of 99.97% of live exploits.
Fortinet has also received NSS Labs recommendations for their FortiSandbox Breach Detection System (BDS), FortiGuard Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), FortiGate Enterprise Firewall, FortiClient Endpoint Protection, and FortiWeb Web Application Firewalls (WAF), among others.
Vikram Phatak, CEO of NSS Labs said, “Marketing hype and vendor claims in the network security market have created an extremely confusing experience for customers looking to purchase proven, reputable solutions. NSS Labs' mission is to help customers make data-driven decisions based on real-world testing. Fortinet has consistently submitted products to our various testing programmes and is a great example of a security vendor that embraces transparency and puts their customers first.”
John Maddison, SVP of product and solutions marketing, Fortinet said, "Validation from organisations like NSS Labs plays a critical role to help cut through the noise customers face today. Third-party testing holds vendors to the product specifications and their performance claims so customers can make truly informed decisions instead of discovering real-world performance after they deploy a solution in their network.”
The results reveal network performance gains of 37% above Fortinet’s data sheet specifications: delivering the lowest latency (average of 4.2 microseconds) of all vendors regardless of packet size, offering the highest number of maximum TCP connections (30 million), and receiving the second highest network performance scores (averaging over 19 Gbps). These results ensure that organisations can handle the exponentially increasing network demands from growing technology trends like mobile and IOT, while operating the lowest-latency, highest-performing infrastructures required today.
The testing results also show that Fortinet offers a winning combination of effectiveness, performance, and cost. Fortinet’s total cost of ownership (TCO) was far lower than their nearest performance competitor and one of two vendors whose TCO was reduced based on real-world performance compared to their claimed specifications.
NSS Labs conducts regular testing of the top NGFW vendors, subjecting competitive solutions to strenuous, real-world scenarios that test security effectiveness, network performance, and TCO. These results are used to generate their Security Value Map (SVM) and Comparative Reports.
NSS Labs also conducts their continuous, live Cyber Assessment Warning System (CAWS) testing that pits competing solutions against hundreds of attacks on a daily basis. This rigorous testing reveals the true day-to-day effectiveness of security solutions and is a good resource for customers who want to see real-world results before they deploy a product.
CAWS results reveal that Fortinet provided the highest overall block rate, stopping 100% of attacks on 61 days out of a total of 62 days. Fortinet blocked a total of 99.97% of live exploits.
Fortinet has also received NSS Labs recommendations for their FortiSandbox Breach Detection System (BDS), FortiGuard Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), FortiGate Enterprise Firewall, FortiClient Endpoint Protection, and FortiWeb Web Application Firewalls (WAF), among others.
Vikram Phatak, CEO of NSS Labs said, “Marketing hype and vendor claims in the network security market have created an extremely confusing experience for customers looking to purchase proven, reputable solutions. NSS Labs' mission is to help customers make data-driven decisions based on real-world testing. Fortinet has consistently submitted products to our various testing programmes and is a great example of a security vendor that embraces transparency and puts their customers first.”
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