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Network IPS: Palo Alto Networks PA-4020 2010

NSS Labs Recommend RatingDuring Q3 2010, NSS Labs performed an independent test of the Palo Alto Networks PA-4020. NSS Labs evaluated the product configured with the default, "out-of-the-box" settings, then again as optimally tuned by Palo Alto Networks prior to testing to provide a range of information on key IPS security effectiveness and performance dimensions.

Learn:
  • 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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Product Type: Network/Data Center - IPS

Report Type: Individual Test

Report Length: N/A

Vendors Tested: Palo Alto

Products Tested: PA-4020

November 15, 2010