PUBLICATION & RESEARCH LIBRARY

Authors: NSS Labs

Publish Date: July 19, 2018

Empirical data from individual Test Reports and Comparative Reports is used to create NSS Labs’ unique Security Value Map™ (SVM). The SVM illustrates the relative value of security investments by mapping Security Effectiveness against Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) per Protected Mbps for tested product configurations.

The following products were tested:


  • Barracuda Networks CloudGen Firewall F800.CCE v7.2.0
  • Check Point 15600 Next Generation Threat Prevention (NGTP) Appliance vR80.20
  • Cisco Firepower 4120 Security Appliance v6.2.2
  • Forcepoint NGFW 2105 Appliance v6.3.3 build 19153 (Update Package: 1056)
  • Fortinet FortiGate 500E V5.6.3GA build 7858
  • Palo Alto Networks PA-5220 PAN-OS 8.1.1
  • SonicWall NSa 2650 SonicOS Enhanced 6.5.0.10-73n
  • Sophos XG Firewall 750 SFO v17 MR7
  • Versa Networks FlexVNF 16.1R1-S6
  • WatchGuard M670 v12.0.1.B562953