Organizations are faced with complex decisions when evaluating what products will improve network security. There are many factors that go into this type of decision of what products will improve the security of a network. Next-generation firewalls are a critical piece of network security, so they need to be carefully evaluated when purchasing. A next-generation firewall defines the latest evolution in firewalls that take traditional firewall function of packet filtering, network and port translations and stateful inspections adding additional filtering,...
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How Open Testing Standards Can Improve Security
May 14, 2019
When creating security metrics, it's critical that test methodologies cover multiple scenarios to ensure that devices perform as expected in all environments.
Networks are a complex collection of components defined by many different standards. These standards help solve network problems ranging from security to performance and usability.
An open standard is a publicly available standard that can be consumed in a variety of ways for deploying a secure solution for a network. Readers of open security...
Open Security Tests Gain Momentum With More Lab Partners
May 9, 2019
Open security testing received a boost with the announcement last week that the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) would become the first university-based testing facility to work with NetSecOPEN, a vendor-based organization that aims to create an open framework for testing next-generation firewall products.
With few exceptions, security testing has been a closed affair — a situation that has often been a sore point for both vendors and security-equipment consumers. Over the past five years, businesses have...
NetSecOPEN Announces Slate of Prominent Cybersecurity Founding Members and Appoints First Board of Directors
December 12, 2018
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NetSecOPEN , the first industry organization focused on the creation of open, transparent network security performance testing standards, today announced that 11 prominent security vendors, test solutions and services vendors, and testing laboratories have joined the organization as Founding Members. The organization also announced the appointment of its first board of directors, who will guide NetSecOPEN toward its goal: making open network security testing standards a reality.
These developments signal decisive momentum for...