NSS Labs performed an independent test of the Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector Model 4000 (Hardware model 4100) v5.0 & OfficeScan XG SP1. The product was subjected to thorough testing at the NSS facility in Austin, Texas, based on the NSS Labs Breach Detection System Test Methodology v5.0 This test was conducted free of charge and NSS did not receive any compensation in return for Trend Micro’s participation.

PRODUCT TESTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

• Security Effectiveness – Response time is critical to stop the damage caused by a breach. An effective BDS is one that can quickly detect and log zero-day, advanced, and targeted-attacks threats and with a low false positive rate.
• Resistance to evasion – Failure in any evasion class permits attackers to launch attacks and/or exfiltrate sensitive data
• Stability and reliability – Long-term stability is important where failure can result in serious breaches remaining undetected.
• Total cost of ownership (TCO) – NSS Labs has developed a TCO model, which assumes that enterprises that do not deploy BDS security, or that deploy a BDS security product with low and/or slow detection, will incur less security savings, since additional operational overhead will be required to remediate infections and incidents (breaches).
• Performance and Value – Customers should look for low TCO and high effectiveness and performance rankings.

As with all NSS Labs group tests, there was no fee for participation. In addition, the Test Methodology applied is in the public domain to provide transparency and to help enterprises understand the results.