Network IPS: Cisco 4260 Sensor 2010

During Q3 2010, NSS Labs performed an independent group test of network intrusion prevention systems (IPS) currently on the market. Each product was subjected to thorough testing, based on methodology v6.1. IPS vendors were invited to submit their products to NSS Labs free of charge and we did not receive any compensation in return for their participation.

While the Network IPS Group Test Report provides comparative information about those products, this Individual Test Report provides further detailed information not available elsewhere.

NSS Labs evaluated the products configured with the pre-defined recommended settings, then again as optimally tuned by the vendor prior to testing to provide readers with a range of information on key IPS security effectiveness and performance dimensions.

As part of this test, Cisco submitted the 4260 Sensor.

• How the product performed using the default configuration and after it had been tuned
• How the product fared against known evasion techniques
• What level of throughput the product was able to sustain
• What the product's total cost of ownership (TCO) was for one, two, and three years

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