MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWall
announces it is one of the first security vendors to receive
firewall certification in the 2020 NetSecOPEN Test Report.
Designed to be one of the industry's most comprehensive and
rigorous benchmark tests, the NetSecOPEN standard evaluated the
SonicWall NSa 4650 next-generation firewall (NGFW),
delivering results to help guide product purchasing decisions made
by security professionals. The NSa 4650 was tested under
realistic, real-world conditions against 465 combined public and
private Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE)
vulnerabilities.
"There has been a long-standing industry need for transparent
and comparable findings when it comes to firewalls, a technology
that is heavily depended upon and is at the core of an
organization's security posture," said SonicWall President and CEO
Bill Conner. "Decision-makers need
to think effectively and quickly when deciding upon a security
vendor and dependable research is key in a selection process that
has become increasingly difficult to navigate."
The SonicWall NSa 4650 firewall achieved 100% security
effectiveness against all private CVEs used in the test (CVEs
unknown to NGFW vendors, and was rated 99% when factoring in the
results of the public CVE test. Measured by NetSecOPEN at 3.5 Gbps
of threat protection and up to 1.95 Gbps SSL decryption and
inspection throughput, the SonicWall NSa 4650 proved its
fast performance meets the demands of data centers.
"We have been working diligently to provide research that will
help guide business-critical decisions based on realistic
conditions and the observed performance of security solutions,"
said Brian Monkman, executive
director of NetSecOPEN. "Our goal is to establish a more relied
upon set of open standards to more accurately evaluate performance
with consistent methodologies and test criteria."
Formed in 2017, NetSecOPEN members work together through groups
to help create testing standards and guidance that achieve
consistent, open, repeatable evaluations and stated results.
SonicWall recognizes NetSecOPEN for its reputation as an
independent and unbiased product test and validation
organization.
"In our quest for to deliver best-in-class cybersecurity, we
firmly believe that delivering NetSecOPEN-certified metrics is
imperative in helping organizations and technology partners of all
sizes make informed decisions about their security in this
interconnected world," said Atul
Dhablania, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, SonicWall. "A true, transparent comparison provides
security buyers with ease of mind when compared with results from
realistic conditions."
A member of the group since December
2018, SonicWall actively works with NetSecOPEN and other
members to help define, refine and establish repeatable and
consistent testing procedures, parameters, configurations,
measurements and KPIs to produce a fair and reasonable comparison
across all network security functions. Jointly, they strive to
deliver organizations with total transparency about cybersecurity
and performance.
About SonicWall
SonicWall has been fighting the
cybercriminal industry for over 28 years defending small and medium
businesses, enterprises and government agencies worldwide. Backed
by research from SonicWall Capture Labs, our award-winning,
real-time breach detection and prevention solutions secure more
than a million networks, and their emails, applications and data,
in over 215 countries and territories. These organizations run more
effectively and fear less about security. For more information,
visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn,
Facebook and Instagram.
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