2005 NSS Intrusion Prevention Test Report For The Attack Mitigator IPS 5500

The Only Intrusion Prevention System to Ever Receive a Coveted Double NSS Approved Award in a Single Test

As more vendors market their products as Intrusion Prevention Systems, there are few comprehensive product evaluation methodologies that focus on the key attributes necessary for a true IPS product. NSS Lab has become a leading authority for developing the most comprehensive test suite for Intrusion Prevention System products. NSS conducted its first IPS test on the first generation IPS products in 2003. The 2005 test report has taken this IPS evaluation process to a new level and is highly regarded by organizations looking to purchase an IPS solution in 2005 as a significant influence on their purchasing decision.

IPS products have matured significantly since NSS conducted its first test in 2003. This second and most comprehensive IPS group test to date, pitted the newest, most advanced IPS products available in the market today against each other. The Attack Mitigator IPS 5500, was subjected to a barrage of over 1,600 individual tests (compared to 750 in the 2003 NSS test).

Top Layer's Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 achieved a standard never seen before for any IPS product - to be awarded a coveted double "NSS Approved" sticker. This accolade was awarded in recognition of the fact that the Attack Mitigator IPS is the first, and only in-line IPS product to successfully integrate multi-gigabit protection for both content-based and rate-based attacks while never blocking legitimate traffic and providing true "switch-like" latency.

This test evaluated Performance, Reliability, Security Effectiveness and Usability of the IPS products. NSS deems an IPS product “NSS Approved” if the IPS performed exceptionally well and NSS are confident in their recommendation of the product to others.

It is widely regarded by industry experts that this updated IPS test methodology will become the de facto standard test for in-line IPS devices and the “NSS Approved” logo will be an essential requirement for organizations that purchase these products.

Click here to read the full 5 page Top Layer IPS 5500 summary report based on the 2005 NSS Lab Group IPS Test Results.

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