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"The NSS Labs test methodology is publicly available, so I was able to see that the report is based on empirical data. The other sources I reviewed did not give me that visibility or confidence."

"The more information we have, the better decisions we can make in our selection."

"I have too many projects and not enough time, resources, or expertise to do proper evaluations of complex security products in-house. And partners can tend to recommend products they get the highest margins on. NSS Labs evaluations are thorough and independent. They help me better understand product strengths and weaknesses so I can make informed decisions."

"If you continue to provide unbiased reviews with good metrics and solid testing techniques, you will be providing a service that people will pay for. I appreciate the amount of transparency NSS Labs provides. By being willing to share information regarding your techniques as well as settings used, it helps me appreciate the integrity of your reporting and testing procedures."

"The results from the NSS Labs corporate endpoint security tests are astounding. The testing methodology is clean and the process fair; giving all vendors the unique opportunity to review the procedures ahead of time and provide feedback or modify their configurations for optimal results. Of the 10 tested products, the top three in the NSS Labs Recommend group are not so surprising. What’s going to shock most enterprise consumers are those in the bottom with Caution ratings. Three of the four bad performers are brands regularly used to protect some of the largest enterprises."

"From a penetration testing perspective, the NSS Labs reports are useful in determining not only how robust a client's endpoint protection is, but what the probability of existing infections are for their workstations. A company using a product on the weaker end of the scale is likely to have a higher chance of botnet agents and credential sniffers."

"The NSS Labs group test reports help me justify to my upper management the products we have selected and the amount we are paying for them."

"Thank you for providing such a wealth of detailed information on key security products. As a Government body we have a lengthy process to go through when procuring products such as these, and the NSS Labs reports have helped streamline that. Any product that is not in your report is not even considered, and only those which have NSS Labs Approved make it onto our shortlist."

"I want to complement your organization for building and supplying the industry with a benchmark for truly measuring the claims posted by vendors regarding their firewall, IDS, and IPS products. As a Managed Security Solution Provider, knowing which technologies we can trust and where the break points are is critical to our providing customers with high-quality services. We consider your reports to be so important; we now tell product vendors that we need an NSS Labs benchmark report before we will consider adding them to our growing portfolio of managed services. We openly encourage your continued perseverance in shining the light on real performance and capability."

"Excellent work! Thought you might like to know that we set great store by your independent testing and approval scheme--only NSS Labs Approved products are now considered for purchase by our company. Well done!"

"If it weren't for NSS Labs testing, I never would have gotten the budget and focus I needed. Our management team is on board and our product is much better and more competitive today thanks to NSS Labs."

"As malware threats become increasingly complex, so do our security products. To drive innovation and adequate products, the sources consumers trust must be aligned with consumer needs. Commendations to NSS Labs as they pioneer this initiative."

"With its new approach to testing anti-virus products, NSS Labs is providing two key metrics in addition to traditional threat detection rates: (1) measurement of detection and blocking of threats based on their URL source and (2) measurement of the time delay between when a security vendor is first aware of a potential new threat and when protection from that threat is available at customer endpoints--the so-called ‘time-to-protect’. Trend Micro looks forward to the advances in anti-virus product testing that better aligns third-party testing with the actual security provided to the customers of these products."

Web malware is an important threat for enterprises, and the NSS Labs report analyzes products with one of the most well-defined test methodologies I’ve seen yet. The cost of the mistake of choosing the wrong anti-malware solution is more than offset by the cost of this well-founded research.

"Microsoft selected NSS Labs, as a supplement to our own internal research, for its integrity and expertise in providing accurate third-party benchmarks. This service has been instrumental in providing us with reliable metrics."

"You can't just go grab any old anti-virus product off the shelf and get the same level of protection...the other interesting note, to me anyway, is the disparity in results between the NSS Labs testing and the certification from ICSA Labs. If one were to compare solutions that were ICSA Labs Certified, then one would think that all of the above solutions were equal. However, the NSS Labs testing clearly shows that this is simply not true."