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INNSBRUCK, Austria, July 21, 2020, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Most comprehensive comparative report on business and enterprise endpoint

security solutions published

Independent, ISO-certified security testing lab AV-Comparatives has released

its July 2020 Business Security Test Report. It is the most comprehensive

comparative report of enterprise endpoint security solutions available.

"Companies are increasingly becoming targets of cyber-attacks. A failure of the

IT can shut down the whole company, if not drive it into bankruptcy. Therefore,

IT security has to be the responsibility of the CEO." - Peter Stelzhammer,

co-founder of AV-Comparatives

The threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, presenting antivirus vendors

with new challenges. The test report shows how security products have adapted

to these, and improved protection over the years.

The business and enterprise test report contains the test results for the first

half of 2020, including the Real-World Protection, Malware Protection,

Performance (Speed Impact) and False-Positives Tests. Full details of test

methodologies and results are provided in the report.

Endpoint security solutions for enterprise and SMB from 19 leading vendors were

put through the test series. These were: Acronis, Avast, Bitdefender, Cisco,

CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Elastic, ESET, FireEye, Fortinet, G Data, K7,

Kaspersky, Microsoft, Panda, Sophos, SparkCognition, VIPRE, VMware.

Real-World Protection Test

The Real-World Protection Test is a long-term test, run over a period of four

months. It simulates a typical business and tests how well the endpoint

protection software can protect the system against Internet-borne threats.

Malware Protection Test

The Malware Protection Test requires the tested products to detect malicious

programs that could be encountered on the company systems, e.g. on the local

area network or external drives.

Performance Test

Performance Test checks that tested products do not provide protection at the

expense of slowing down the system.

False Positives Test

For each of the protection tests, a False Positives Test is run. These ensure

that the endpoint protection software does not cause significant numbers of

false alarms, which can be particularly disruptive in business networks.

Ease of Use Review

The report also includes a detailed user-interface review of each product,

providing an insight into what it is like to use in typical day-to-day

management scenarios.

Overall, AV-Comparatives' July 2020 Business Report provides IT managers and

CISOs with a detailed picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the tested

products, allowing them to make informed decisions on which ones might be

appropriate for their specific needs.

The Enterprise and  Business Endpoint Security Report is available to everyone

for free:

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2020-march-june/

In the second half of 2020, AV-Comparatives will be repeating its Business Main

Test Series, and additionally performing an Advanced Protection Test. Results

of all these tests will be published in December.

Endpoint Prevention and Detection Test (EPP/EDR)

The Innsbruck-based lab will also be running its industry-leading

enterprise-class Endpoint Prevention and Response CyberRisk Test for the first

time. This will analyse the ability of business security software to defend

against the growing menace of advanced persistent threats (APTs). Details of

the Endpoint Prevention and Response CyberRisk Test can be found here:

https://www.av-comparatives.org/av-comparatives-introduces-enterprise-class-edr-test-rsa2020/.

Vendors interested in details can contact AV-Comparatives.

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Contact: Peter Stelzhammer

e-mail: media@av-comparatives.org  

phone: +43 720115542

SOURCE: AV-Comparatives