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McAfee M-8000 Network IPS

Several trends are converging to make 10 Gbps security a prescient issue for enterprises. Hosted web applications are replacing legacy client-server applications, while at the same time attacks on web apps and databases and even client browsers are on the rise. And the introduction of cost-effective 10 Gbps networking has...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Network, Attack, NSS Labs, Networking

White papers 2009-01-16

IBM Proventia Server for Windows 2.0

NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the IBM Proventia Server for Windows 2.0 software as a Host Intrusion Prevention System HIPS for use in payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on a Windows 2003 Server installed in the...

Tags: IBM Corp., NSS Labs, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers 2008-10-16

eEye Retina Network Security Scanner v5.10 & REM Security Management Console: Product Report on PCI Suitability

In Q3 of 2008, NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the eEye Retina Network Security Scanner v5.10 as a Vulnerability Assessment Scanner VA for internal use within payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on software installed in real-world...

Tags: PCI, eEye Digital Security, Security Management, NSS Labs, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2008-08-25

Third Brigade - Deep Security Host Intrusion Prevention System (Solaris SPARC & x86): Product Report on PCI Suitability

Off late, NSS Labs performed comprehensive testing of the Third Brigade Deep Security software as a Host Intrusion Prevention System HIPS for use in payment card environments. This paper contains the conclusions and associated data from a series of exacting tests performed on Sun Microsystems Solaris v8 and v9 Sparc...

Tags: Security, Intrusion Prevention System, Compliance, Intel X86, NSS Labs, Sun Solaris, PCI, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Software, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-07-14

IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security System MX1004

The NSS Labs Product Reports on PCI are designed to address the challenges faced by IT departments in selecting security products to address the compliance requirements of the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard PCI DSS. This paper provides readers with empirically validated evidence about a product's suitability for use...

Tags: Payment, Network, IBM Corp., NSS Labs, PCI, Operational Accounting, Security, Storage, Hardware, Finance

White papers 2008-04-14

Additional Resources

Google Chrome Frame boosts IE speed up to Chrome levels

If only it was for Firefox......but still astonishing results!Could this be the start of hybrid browsers? Will there be a FF version?irrelevantNobody uses IE 7 or 8 because of security.Making a bad product worse is not what windoze users need.This shows again the virtues of FOSS vs proprietary software.Corporate IT...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome Frame, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame

"Latest" phishing/malware data from NSS Labsapplies to Chrome 2. The most current Chrome is 3.0.195.21. I'm not surprised Microsoft mentions it though; they need to say something. Concering Chrome running inside IE..Yea I think they do, sort of. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Vista and beyond that plugin...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, plug-in, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., security, security card, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again

A recently released study by NSS Labs is once again claiming that based on their internal tests, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 outperforms competing browsers like Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera and Apple's Safari in terms of protecting their users against "socially engineered malware" and phishing attacks. Not...

Tags: Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, IE8, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection

Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protectionWhaaaaat?"does it really matter that IE8?s outperforms the rest of the browsers in times when IE8 users are downgrading to IE7?"So, IE8 quickly picked up adoption throughout the week-end and suddently on monday it drops.I would expect that from Informationweek (who are actually behind...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, IE8, malware protection, malware, SmartScreen lead, SmartScreen

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection

A recently released NSS Labs study, claims that Internet Explorer 8 greatly outperforms competing browsers in terms of protecting users against web based malware. According to the study based upon a modest sample of 492 URLs, not only is IE8's SmartScreen Filter achieving a leading position against...

Tags: Apple Safari, Study, Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, IE8, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Trend Micro Endpoint Security: High Performance for Everyday Usage Scenarios as Tested by NSS Labs

An exponential growth in malware is driving the need to add more technology to endpoint security to protect users from complex threats. This has resulted in many endpoint security products having an increasing impact on user productivity. Endpoint security can affect the performance of several everyday operations, including opening and...

Tags: Trend Micro Inc., High-performance, Security

White papers 2009-03-01