It’s important to have quality independent testing of technology. That’s why I think it’s great that technology testing firm NSS Labs has been relaunched as NSS Labs 2.0.
Originally founded in 2007, NSS Labs was a respected testing firm that filled a vital role in independent testing for many years, putting out detailed testing of firewalls and other networking and security products from the top vendors. The original NSS Labs was taken over by a private equity company in 2019 and shuttered in 2020.
The reimagined NSS Labs has been created by original founder Vikram Phatak, who will now serve as the CEO of the new NSS Labs. The company will be wholly owned by senior partners and the executive team. Among the executives joining Phatak are Cathy Main, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer; and Ian Foo, CTO and EVP of Product. NSS Labs will also serve as the Official Testing Partner of CyberRatings.org, the non-profit that publishes public test results and research on cybersecurity technologies.
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