nsslabs.com

Mission

NSS Labs is an independent product analysis lab, that helps organizations worldwide make empirically informed decisions about how to purchase and maintain complex information security defenses. We provide subscription-based information services and consulting. Our testing and reports offer unique insights into product functionality, security efficacy, performance and manageability.

Background

NSS Labs is the leading independent security product testing 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 comprehensive test 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 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.

Information Services

Our test-based information service offerings include 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

Organizations worldwide rely on our expertise to guide and augment their decisions. Sample clients include leading financial services institutions, manufacturing, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and security vendors alike.