McAfee has announced that McAfee Network Security Platform M-8000 appliance scored highest in accuracy and throughput in recent comparative tests from NSS Labs. The results reflect McAfee's commitment to unparalleled threat protection, network performance and operational excellence - all of which have been externally validated by independent reviewers, labs, analysts and, most importantly, customers.
In the tests, McAfee's default security effectiveness scored an unprecedented 92 per cent. Unlike other IPS (Intrusion Prevention Systems) solutions, these results indicate that with McAfee IPS, organizations can achieve extremely high protection levels with little or no "tuning" effort.
"McAfee has been a consistent performer in our tests, and this year they raised the bar," said Rick Moy, President, NSS Labs. "Our test report and analysis, which are based on real-world use cases and include over 1,100 live exploits, are a requirement for many organizations when deciding which products to purchase. Tuning is an important part of IPS management, and highly effective out-of-the-box policies help organizations achieve better protection with less effort."
McAfee has introduced its vulnerability-based network IPS in 2003, and since has maintained a keen focus on developing the world's best network protection for customers. McAfee has engineers around the globe dedicated to the development of the McAfee Network Security Platform. Additionally, a team of 500-plus McAfee Labs researchers provide real-time vulnerability research to power the platform. The McAfee Network Security Platform is available in form factors ranging from 100Mbps for the branch office, to over 10Gbps for the datacenter and network core.
