Testing deeper, wider and better
Bad guys evolve; defenders evolve; testing (should) evolve Latest endpoint protection reports now online for enterprise, small business and home users. These reports represent the state-of-the-art in computer security endpoint testing. If you want to see how the very best security products handle a range of threats, from everyday (but ... Read More
Securing a business from scratch
Building and launching a start-up company is a challenge in itself. Securing it when it is new, young and vulnerable is something else. It's very necessary but also hard if you don't know what you're doing. And can you afford a consultant in the early days? If your new business ... Read More
Breach Response Test: Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform
Testing anti-breach products needs the full chain of attack. Kaspersky Lab should be congratulated, not only for engaging with this new and challenging test, but for submitting a product that performed so strongly against attacks that closely replicate advanced, nation-state level threats. Its endpoint detection and response offering, Kaspersky Anti ... Read More
Anti-malware is just one part of the picture
Beefing up security advice with facts Latest reports now online for enterprise, small business and home users. At SE Labs we spend our time testing things that are supposed to protect you but we also understand that securing your business, or your home network, is never as simple as installing ... Read More
Breach Response Test: Symantec Endpoint Security Complete
Testing anti-breach products needs the full chain of attack. Symantec's endpoint detection and response offering, Symantec Endpoint Security Complete, is the first to face our brand new Breach Response Test. Report now online. This Breach Response Test is a new kind of test. We believe that the testing behind this ... Read More
SE Labs Annual Report 2019
SE Labs has been working at the core of the cyber security industry since its launch in 2016. We work with all of the major developers of IT security products as well as their main customers and even investors looking to increase their chances when betting on emerging technologies. Report ... Read More
Targeted attacks with public tools
Over the last few years we have tested more than 50 different products using over 5,000 targeted attacks. And there's news, both good and bad. In this article we will look at the different tools available, how effective they are at helping attackers bypass anti-malware products and how security vendors ... Read More
The best security tests keep it real
Why it's important not to try to be too clever Latest reports now online for enterprise, small business and home users. Realism is important in testing, otherwise you end up with results that are theoretical and not a useful report that closely represents what is going on in the real world. One issue facing ... Read More
How can you tell if a security test is useful or not?
How to tell if security test results are useful, misleading or just rubbish? Latest reports now online. In security testing circles there is a theoretical test used to illustrate how misleading some test reports can be. For this test you need three identical chairs, packaging for three anti-virus products (in ... Read More
Enemy Unknown: Handling Customised Targeted Attacks
Detecting and preventing threats in real-time Computer security products are designed to detect and protect against threats such as computer viruses, other malware and the actions of hackers. A common approach is to identify existing threats and to create patterns of recognition, in much the same way as the pharmaceutical ... Read More
