Source: Sophos

Date: March 2008

Type: White Paper

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Overview: The primary reason for an organization to buy an endpoint security solution is to protect its network, systems and data from malware. It is tempting, therefore, to base an assessment of potential solutions largely on malware detection rates.

In reality, however, detection tests – no matter how thorough – provide only a snapshot of a security vendor’s ability to provide ongoing manageable protection. There are several other equally important criteria that should be taken into account. It is in the vendors’ approach to these extended security factors that the clearest difference between competing products emerges, allowing a viable shortlist to be created for further evaluation.

Evaluating the performance of competing endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Enterprise decision-makers have to rely on independent competitive comparisons, performance benchmarks, and detection certifications, all covering different solutions and criteria, providing conflicting results. This paper highlights the pitfalls of simply looking at virus detection rates and investigates the effect of the rapidly developing IT environment and fast-moving threat landscape on assessment criteria. It gives the six critical questions businesses need to ask to ensure the most successful outcome to their evaluations.

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