Strategic attacks require new test procedures: this is part of the new test concept published by AV-Test, the independent antivirus test laboratory based in Magdeburg.
As the threat level increases, companies are increasingly expanding their IT security through specialized defense mechanisms to ward off strategic and targeted attacks. At the same time, further strategies to avert danger are being developed. But how good is the defense performance of new products in the area of endpoint protection and endpoint detection & response against APT attacks? The AV-TEST Institute gives an insight into new test procedures for the professional assessment of such solutions.
New hazard situations require new test structures
There is a detailed article on the homepage that presents all new test points in detail. Here is an overview of the content of the article:
- Increased threats to companies and state institutions
- APT - strategic-tactical attacks apart from mass malware
- Targeted combination of attack techniques
- Tests and trainings: Red Team versus Blue Team
- What do EPPs and EDRs do?
- Advanced EPP & EDR tests from AV-TEST determine the performance of your APT defense
More on this at AV-Test.org
About AV-TEST AV-TEST GmbH is an independent provider of services in the field of IT security and anti-virus research with a focus on the identification and analysis of the latest malware and its use in comprehensive comparative tests. The fact that the test data is up-to-date enables the quick-response analysis of new malware, the early detection of virus trends, and the investigation and certification of IT security solutions. The results of the AV-TEST Institute represent an exclusive information base and serve manufacturers for product optimization, specialist magazines for the publication of results and end customers for orientation in product selection.
The company AV-TEST has been operating in Magdeburg since 2004 and employs more than 30 people with profound specialist and practical experience. The laboratories are equipped with 300 client and server systems in which more than 2.500 terabytes of self-determined test data of harmful and harmless information are stored and processed. Further information can be found at https://www.av-test.org.