AV-Comparatives 'next-gen' test

Independent testing of so-called 'next-gen' products is currently quite unusual: indeed, some next-gen vendors have suggested that their products cannot be tested by independent testers. Though apparently it's OK to do your own tests with the methodologies and samples provided by one of the vendors tested. The dangers of that approach are fairly obvious, but I'll certainly be back to that topic in due course.

AV-Comparatives, however, have bitten the bullet and tested four products:

• Barracuda NextGen Firewall VF100 7.0.1
• CrowdStrike Falcon Host 2.0.19.3908
• Palo Alto Traps 3.4.0.15678
• Sentinel One Endpoint Protection Platform 1.6.2.5021

The overall reviews and the Malware Protection Tests were performed by AV-Comparatives themselves, while the Exploit Test was performed by MRG Effitas.

This review, and others, are available from the AV-Comparatives Business Reviews page.

David Harley