# NSS Labs > NSS Labs is an independent cybersecurity testing firm that evaluates security products using real\-world validation and data\-driven analysis\. Generated by Yoast SEO v26.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Home](https://nsslabs.com/) - [Leadership](https://nsslabs.com/leadership/) - [Introducing Minion by NSS Labs](https://nsslabs.com/minion/) - [Minion by NSS Labs](https://nsslabs.com/minion-inquiry/) - [Contact Us](https://nsslabs.com/contact-us/) ## Posts - [Inside Cybersecurity: NSS Labs Relaunches to Conduct Product Testing Amid Growing AI, Quantum Computing Threats](https://nsslabs.com/media/press/media-coverage/nss-labs-relaunches-to-conduct-product-testing-amid-growing-ai-quantum-computing-threats/): NSS Labs relaunched as NSS Labs 2\.0 under CEO Vikram Phatak\. The firm will resume product testing focused on ransomware, AI, and post\-quantum cryptographic defenses\. It aims to provide organizations with data to evaluate security tools and services amid AI and quantum computing threats\. - [Inside Cybersecurity: NSS Labs Issues Whitepapers on Enterprise AI Governance, Launches Testing Initiative](https://nsslabs.com/media/press/media-coverage/inside-cybersecurity-nss-labs-issues-whitepapers-on-enterprise-ai-governance-launches-testing-initiative/) - [InsideCybersecurity: Cyber Assessment Firm Identifies Evasion Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Firewall Products](https://nsslabs.com/media/press/media-coverage/insidecybersecurity-cyber-assessment-firm-identifies-evasion-vulnerabilities-in-enterprise-firewall-products/): reported that several enterprise firewalls failed to block transport\- and network\-layer evasions used by attackers\. Working with NSS Labs, the nonprofit tested seven firewall products across 55 performance tests using 3,326 exploits, 11,311 malware samples, 5,752 evasion techniques in 53 categories and 6,481 false\-positive samples\. - [SDxCentral: Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet Given All Clear After Firewall Hiccups](https://nsslabs.com/media/press/media-coverage/sdxcentral-palo-alto-networks-and-fortinet-given-all-clear-after-firewall-hiccups/): testing partner NSS Labs found Layer 4 TCP evasions in Palo Alto PAN\-OS 11\.2\.8\-c537 and Fortinet IPS v7\.01154, plus a Layer 3 IP evasion in PAN\-OS\. Palo Alto issued PAN\-OS 11\.2\.10\-c37 and Fortinet released IPS v7\.01165 to address the issues; Cisco protections remain under assessment\. - [When Firewalls Fail Gracefully](https://nsslabs.com/media/blog/when-firewalls-fail-gracefully/): NSS Labs' 2025 Q4 enterprise firewall comparative report tested seven firewall products with exploits, malware, 5,752 evasion variations, and 55 performance stress tests\. Three products received Recommended ratings; three received Caution\. The report details evasion handling, encrypted\-traffic throughput, false\-positive accuracy, and vendor patching and retest actions\. ## Leaderships - [Dominick Delfino](https://nsslabs.com/media/leadership/dominick-delfino/) - [Bob Walder](https://nsslabs.com/media/leadership/bob-walder/) - [Thomas Skybakmoen](https://nsslabs.com/media/leadership/thomas-skybakmoen/) - [Vikram Phatak](https://nsslabs.com/media/leadership/vikram-phatak/) - [Tim Otto](https://nsslabs.com/media/leadership/tim-otto/) ## Research - [AI Security Beyond the Model: What Enterprises Need to Care About — and Why](https://nsslabs.com/research/ai-security-beyond-the-model-what-enterprises-need-to-care-about-and-why/) - [Evaluating Enterprise AI Security: Questions Every Buyer Should Be Able to Answer](https://nsslabs.com/research/evaluating-enterprise-ai-security-questions-every-buyer-should-be-able-to-answer/) - [2026 Q1 Cloud Network Firewall Methodology 4\.1](https://nsslabs.com/research/2026-q1-cloud-network-firewall-methodology-4-1/) - [2026 Q1 Secure SD\-WAN Methodology 1\.0](https://nsslabs.com/research/2026-q1-secure-sd-wan-methodology-1-0/) ## Technologies - [Post Quantum Cryptography \(PQC\)](https://nsslabs.com/media/technology/post-quantum-cryptography-pqc/) - [Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning](https://nsslabs.com/media/technology/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/) - [Security Service Edge \(SSE\)](https://nsslabs.com/media/technology/security-service-edge-sse/) - [Enterprise Firewall](https://nsslabs.com/media/technology/enterprise-firewall/) - [Software\-Defined Wide Area Network \(SD\-WAN\)](https://nsslabs.com/media/technology/software-defined-wide-area-network-sd-wan/) ## Categories - [Media Coverage](https://nsslabs.com/media/category/press/media-coverage/) - [Press Release](https://nsslabs.com/media/category/press/press-release/) - [Blog](https://nsslabs.com/media/category/blog/) - [Podcasts \& Videos](https://nsslabs.com/media/category/podcasts-videos/) - [Press](https://nsslabs.com/media/category/press/) ## Tags - [Cybersecurity](https://nsslabs.com/media/tag/cybersecurity/) - [NSS Labs](https://nsslabs.com/media/tag/nss-labs/) - [Vikram Phatak](https://nsslabs.com/media/tag/vikram-phatak/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://nsslabs.com/media/tag/artificial-intelligence/) - [Enterprise Firewall](https://nsslabs.com/media/tag/enterprise-firewall/) ## Document Types - [Test Report](https://nsslabs.com/media/document_type/test-report/) - [Blog](https://nsslabs.com/media/document_type/articles/) - [Comparative Report](https://nsslabs.com/media/document_type/comparative-report/) - [Press](https://nsslabs.com/media/document_type/press/) - [Analyst Brief](https://nsslabs.com/media/document_type/analyst-brief/) ## Research Technologies - [Cloud Network Firewall](https://nsslabs.com/media/research-technology/cloud-network-firewall/) - [Secure Software\-Defined Wide Area Network](https://nsslabs.com/media/research-technology/secure-software-defined-wide-area-network/) ## Research Type - [White Paper](https://nsslabs.com/media/research-types/white-paper/) - [Methodology](https://nsslabs.com/media/research-types/methodology/) ## Vendors - [Fortinet](https://nsslabs.com/media/vendor/fortinet/) - [Palo Alto Networks](https://nsslabs.com/media/vendor/palo-alto-networks/) - [Cisco](https://nsslabs.com/media/vendor/cisco/) - [Trend Micro](https://nsslabs.com/media/vendor/trend-micro/) - [Check Point](https://nsslabs.com/media/vendor/check-point/) ## Download Categories - [Network Security](https://nsslabs.com/?dlm_download_category=network-security) - [Endpoint Security](https://nsslabs.com/?dlm_download_category=endpoint-security) - [Next Generation Firewall \(NGFW\)](https://nsslabs.com/?dlm_download_category=ngf) - [Advanced Endpoint Protection \(AEP\)](https://nsslabs.com/?dlm_download_category=aep) - [Data Center Security](https://nsslabs.com/?dlm_download_category=data-center-security) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://nsslabs.com/sitemap_index.xml)