NSS Labs performed an independent test of the Arbor Networks APS 2800 v5.8.1. The product was subjected to thorough testing at the NSS facility in Austin, Texas, based on the Distributed Denial-­of-­Service (DDoS) Prevention Test Methodology v2.0, which is available at nsslabstage.wpengine.com. This test was conducted free of charge and NSS did not receive any compensation in return for Arbor Networks’ participation.