Security Update Monitor Reports (archived)
Security Update Monitoring (SUM) provided for ongoing monthly testing and quarterly reporting of results. Please note that as of November 2009, we are no longer issuing these monitoring reports.
Once a year testing does not provide users with adequate insight into a product's capabilities. SUM provides information security professionals with timely data on the effectiveness of a product they may be evaluating for purchase or are currently managing. In addition, we report the associated throughput of a given security effectiveness score, acknowledging the balance between security and performance.
Our SUM reports have a rating system by which our coveted NSS Labs Gold and Approved awards can be achieved after successful certification and one quarter of SUM testing. Gold will be awarded for accuracy above 95%, Approved above 70% and Tested for all other results.
