NSS Labs Certifies McAfee’s 10 Gbps IPS

Hi all!
I hope the winter weather isn’t keeping you inside too much. But just in case it is, here is something you should read, NSS recently published an IPS report that within days had over 3400 downloads.
Why is there so much interest? Unlike other “independent” testing facilities who essentially test to a vendor’s specifications using only very controlled parameters, NSS tests to their own specifications, and every vendor is subject to the same test methodology. They are considered the gold standard for independent security testing, and are relied upon by IT administrators worldwide evaluating network intrusion prevention systems.
We submitted our M-8000 - McAfee’s 10Gbps Network IPS - for NSS for certification. The results were astounding for two reasons:
1. Performance - Under real traffic conditions, the M-8000 easily surpassed the 10Gbps mark. You should embrace solutions that grow with your increasing network demands without having to incur the cost of buying several systems fronted by a load balancer and subsequently having to increase your associated operational costs.
2. Security - we achieved an unprecedented 99.4% accuracy rating with no false positives. You shouldn’t have to spend time trying to figure out if an attack is real or not and if the IPS system was able to stop it, resources are too precious in these economic times.
No other vendor has come close, in either metric. Bottom line (continue reading...)