Check Point Sets a New Standard for IPS in Latest NSS Labs Group Test
Check Point has completed testing by NSS Labs, excelling in the industry's most comprehensive third-party intrusion prevention (IPS) group testing to date - achieving 97.3% security effectiveness and NSS Labs' Recommended rating.Highlights of the NSS Labs Group IPS Test Report for the Check Point IPS Software Blade:
- 97.3% security effectiveness and 100% anti-evasion coverage
- Multi-Gigabit rated throughput of 2.4Gbps
IPS Software Blade - 3 Years of Microsoft Patch Tuesday Coverage Leadership
|
Period |
Microsoft Vulnerabilities |
Check Point |
Juniper |
ISS |
McAfee |
Cisco |
SourceFire |
Fortinet |
Tipping Point |
|
2008 |
152 |
116 |
64 |
56 |
57 |
107 |
123 |
0 |
110 |
|
2009 |
181 |
156 |
62 |
76 |
98 |
136 |
138 |
139 |
143 |
|
Q1 2010 |
41 |
35 |
10 |
21 |
2 |
26 |
33 |
26 |
34 |
|
Q2 2010 |
59 |
45 |
17 |
28 |
1 |
39 |
42 |
36 |
37 |
|
Q3 2010 |
47 |
35 |
24 |
24 |
20 |
29 |
33 |
29 |
31 |
|
Q4 2010 |
84 |
64 |
51 |
21 |
65 |
51 |
60 |
51 |
53 |
|
2010 YTD |
231 |
179 |
102 |
94 |
88 |
145 |
168 |
142 |
155 |
NSS IPS Testing

The Check Point IPS Software Blade outperformed nearly every vendor in overall accuracy and blocking—with a 97.3% Security Effectiveness score.
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Resources
White Papers
Webinars
Articles
—InfoTech, October 6, 2010
—InfoTech, October 6, 2010
"Building a client-specific plan for social networking security risks"
—Search Security Channel, September 8, 2010
"Check Point Application Control and Beyond"
—Enterprise Strategy Group Blog, August 2, 2010
"IT Admins Say Web 2.0 Undermines Enterprise Security"
—Information Week, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Announces New Software to Control Facebook, Other Web Apps"
—Network Computing, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Launches Application Firewall"
—Channel Pro, August 2, 2010
"New Software Blade from Check Point Takes a 'Modern Approach' to Application Control"
—SC Magazine, August 2, 2010
"Educating Employees Key in Web 2.0 Security Strategy"
—eChannel Line, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Touts Rogue Apps Security Tool"
—CRN, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Intros Database-driven Software Blade Platform"
—Infosecurity, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Looks to Double Down Business (Again)"
—eChannel Line, August 2, 2010
"Check Point Research Team Discovers Critical ToolTalk Database Server Vulnerability"
—Computer Technology Review, July 27, 2010
Check Point Press Releases
Check Point Wins Best IPS and UTM Solutions in the 2010 Information Security Readers' Choice Awards
October 06, 2010
Check Point Wins Best IPS and UTM Solutions in the 2010 Information Security Readers' Choice Awards
August 02, 2010
Check Point and Ponemon Survey Reveals the Importance of Employee Consciousness in Web 2.0 Security
July 26, 2010
Media Alert: Check Point Research Team Discovers Critical ToolTalk Database Server Vulnerability
Customer Testimonials
Customer Success Stories
"The Check Point IPS Software Blade is delivering better security than our previous solution and at a lower cost."
–Michael Hobbie, Network Engineer, Superior Court of Orange County
"The new Check Point Software Blade architecture allows for expandability, allowing us to adapt to future needs."
– Jim Baxter, Network Engineer, The Judge Group
“With the largest deployment of managed Check Point devices in the world, VeriSign Managed Security Services believes the Check Point R70 release allows our customers to be better informed on the impact each new protection will have on the overall system utilization. This, together with new functionalities in Check Point's IPS technology represents significant improvement over previous releases, allowing VeriSign to react more quickly and efficiently to true security events.”
–Marco Garcia, security engineer at VeriSign
Awards
IPS Software Blade
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IPS Software Blade
- PCM Biz IT Excellence Award, Hong Kong 2010
- Information Security Readers' Choice Award 2010
- Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2010
- SC Magazine Readers Trust Awards (Finalist) 2010
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- Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2009


