Are Current IPS Products Worth the Money?
Hidden Management and Administration Costs Coupled With Lower Than Stated Performance Can Disguise the True Value of IPS Products
(firmenpresse) - AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 10/04/12 -- NSS Labs today released the final results and analysis from its 2012 Group Test for IPS, which evaluated 10 leading IPS vendors and 15 products. While testing shows that IPS is a competitive market with several vendors obtaining high marks for security effectiveness, it is apparent from this latest report that enterprise customers could end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they need to in larger deployments.
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In order to capture the relative value of devices and facilitate comparisons, NSS Labs has developed unique metrics that enable enterprises to perform value-based comparisons and negotiate more favorable pricing.
Almost 50% of products proved to be overpriced once security effectiveness & tested (vs. vendor claimed) performance were factored into pricing.
33% of products tested proved to be better value for the money being asked by the vendor, with tested performance far exceeding the vendor-rated specifications.
Vendor throughput claims are often exaggerated, with over 50% testing below their claimed performance (from -9% to as much as -71%)
Management considerations should not be overlooked when making an IPS purchase as architecture and licensing structures can vary greatly by vendor, creating significant cost differences even for the same size deployment.
For a 10 sensor deployment, first-year management costs ranged from $7k to $40k
For a 100 sensor deployment, the range was $26k to $110k
For a 250 sensor deployment, the range was even wider, varying from $31k to $300k
Vendors also vary greatly in licensing structures and the number of devices managed per license package. Therefore, understanding the number of devices needed and how a vendor's management architecture works is critical for customers.
"While our 2012 Security Value Map shows that IPS is definitely a mature market, a deeper dive into the Comparative Analysis Reports™ shows that the market is not as commoditized as it might seem," said Bob Walder, Chief Research Officer at NSS Labs. "There is still significant differentiation -- no two products deliver the same security effectiveness or throughput, and with management consoles there are some real pitfalls and traps of which companies need to beware in order to create an effective management infrastructure. Understanding and navigating the hidden costs and trade-offs relative to each IPS has become far more important than comparing speed versus protection in years past and creates more homework for the customer."
The 2012 IPS Security Value Map™, Comparative Analysis Reports™, and Product Analysis Reports™ for each vendor are currently available to NSS Labs' subscribers at .
The products covered in the 2012 SVM for IPS are:
CheckPoint 12600
Fortinet Fortigate 3240C
HP TippingPoint 6100N
IBM GX7800
Juniper IDP 8200
Juniper SRX 3600
McAfee M8000
McAfee XC Cluster
Palo Alto PA-5020
SonicWALL SuperMassive
Sourcefire 3D8120
Sourcefire 3D8250
Sourcefire 3D8260
Sourcefire Virtual IPS
Stonesoft 1302
NSS Labs, Inc. is the only completely independent research and analyst organization with world-class in-house testing capabilities. Through our subscription-based security intelligence services, we provide the information enterprises need to be secure. Founded in 1991, the company is located in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit .
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