CyberRatings.org test reports are designed to address the challenges faced by enterprise security and IT professionals in selecting and managing security products. The scope of this particular methodology includes:

  • Security effectiveness
  • Performance
  • Stability and reliability
  •  Total cost of ownership (TCO)

As firewalls are deployed at critical choke points in the network, their stability and reliability are imperative. Therefore, regardless of any new deep inspection capabilities, the main requirement of any firewall is that it must
be as stable, as reliable, as fast, and as flexible as the firewall that it is replacing.