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AV-Comparatives' Endpoint Protection and Response Test - EPR test is the

world's most comprehensive full-chain attack IT Security assessment!

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

the av-test results of its 2022 Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) Test.

Each of the 10 products in the test was subjected to 50 separate

targeted-attack scenarios, covering the full attack chain. AV-Comparatives also

had a look at the TCO - Total Cost of Ownership.

Bitdefender, Cisco, ESET, Kaspersky and Palo Alto Networks performed creditably

and were duly certified in this year's EPR test iteration. Five further vendors

participated in the test but chose to remain anonymous. Their results are

included in the report providing an overview of the performance levels

currently available on the market.

Products were certified in three levels: Strategic Leaders, CyberRisk

Visionaries, and Strong Challengers. One product was not certified this year.

Certification is given to EPR products that show a high return on investment

and provide a low total cost of ownership. These products demonstrate competent

prevention, response, and reporting capabilities, combined with appropriate

operational accuracy and suitable analyst-workflow features.

Andreas Clementi, CEO and co-founder of AV-Comparatives, said:" Congratulations

to the certified EPR vendors. Their products have demonstrated that they can

cope effectively with the ever-increasing number of targeted attacks on

organisations."

Security breaches can have significant financial impacts, with the average cost

of a breach now standing at USD 4.35 million, according to IBM."

"An effective EPR product that minimises the negative impact of an attack can

be a very good investment. If a company stands to lose USD 2 million if an

attack succeeds, then spending half of that amount on security measures makes

good financial sense.", according to Peter Stelzhammer, co-founder of

AV-Comparatives.

Enterprises use EPR products to prevent, detect, analyse, and respond to

targeted attacks such as advanced persistent threats (APTs). They should be

able to detect and block malware and network attacks on individual workstations

and deal with multi-stage attacks designed to infiltrate an organisation's

entire network.

In addition to protecting individual devices, EPR systems should also provide a

detailed analysis of an attack's origin, methods and aims to allow security

staff to understand the nature of the threat. It should prevent it from

spreading, repair damage, and take precautions to prevent similar attacks in

the future.

The EPR test involves a variety of different techniques. When left unchecked,

the progress of the attack through three separate phases: Endpoint Compromise

and Foothold, Internal Propagation, and Asset Breach. If an EPR product does

not block an attack in one phase, the attack will continue to the next phase.

Like all AV-Comparatives' public test reports, the 2022 EPR Comparative Report

is available for free:

https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EPR_Comparative_2022.pdf

"Security breaches can have significant financial impacts, with the average

cost of a breach now standing at USD 4.35 million, according to IBM" - Andreas

Clementi, CEO and co-founder of AV-Comparatives.

Contact: Peter Stelzhammer, media@av-comparatives.org, +43 720115542

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SOURCE: AV-Comparatives