nsslabs.com

Mission

NSS Labs is a trusted advisor to the information security and compliance community, providing empirically validated information about product functionality, security efficacy, performance and manageability.

Background

NSS Labs is the leading independent security product testing and certification organization, and operates the largest security & performance lab in the world. NSS Labs is independent, and does not have a parent company that competes with product vendors or sells advertising. Our certifications and reports are highly regarded by information security professionals for their rigor, depth and integrity, and are used to validate purchasing decisions in global enterprises. NSS Labs is a participating organization in the PCI Security Standards Council and a member of AMTSO.

NSS Labs has operations in Austin, TX and Carlsbad, CA. Our customers include the leading brands in information security: CheckPoint, Cisco, HP, IBM, Juniper, McAfee, Solidcore, Sourcefire, TippingPoint, TrendMicro, Websense and others.

NSS established the de facto standards for testing IDS and IPS, and introduced the industry’s first and most comprehensive reports to validate PCI DSS functionality. We maintain one of the industry’s most comprehensive attack and vulnerability libraries, and validate 100% of our exploits and malicious code samples against fully functional target hosts.

Services

Our service offerings include private analysis, NSS standard certifications, Security Update Monitoring, and the new Product Reports on PCI Suitability. For more information, see our services.

NSS Labs’ comprehensive certification schemes address a wide range of security products, including Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Secure Content Appliances (SCA), Content Monitoring and Filtering (CMF) devices, Unified Threat Management (UTM) systems, firewalls, VPNs, Web Application Firewalls, Vulnerability Assessment, Data Leak Prevention, cryptographic devices and PKI products.

Customers

Our customers include established and emerging brands, including CheckPoint, Cisco, Fortinet, IBM/ISS, Juniper Networks, McAfee, Radware, Symantec, ThirdBrigade, and others. Their products are used throughout the world across every industry.