FireEye, AhnLab score low in lab test of breach detection systems

In an evaluative lab test, FireEye and Ahnlab each scored “below average” on their breach-detection systems (BDS) in a comparative group product test which was conducted by NSS Labs.

NSS Labs tested how well malware would be caught by the AhnLab MDS, FireEye’s Web MPS 4310 and Email MPS 5300, the General Dynamics’ product Fidelis XPS Direct 1000 , the Fortinet FortiSandbox 3000D, Cisco’s Sourcefire Advanced Malware Protection, and Trend Micro’s Deep Discovery Inspector Model 1000. NSS also tested for stability and reliability, and estimated the cost effectiveness of each product.

In the test results published today, NSS Labs gave the products from FireEye and AhnLab the bottom scores in this evaluation and an overall rating of “caution” to buyers. NSS Labs indicates the “caution” designation means products “offer limited value for money given the 3-year TCO [total cost of ownership] and measured security effectiveness rating.”