WALTHAM, Mass. – General Dynamics Fidelis CybersecuritySolutions announced that its flagship network security solution, FidelisXPS™, earned a top rating of “Recommended” in an independent test of breachdetection systems conducted by NSS Labs for its ability to provide customerswith a very high level of detection at a lower cost. NSS Labs is an informationresearch and advisory company known for its third-party testing of the world’sleading security products.
“This high rating confirms the reliability of Fidelis XPSand reinforces the significant value it delivers to our customers,” said TomLyons, vice president of product management for General Dynamics FidelisCybersecurity Solutions. “Our top priority is to help our customers keep pacewith today’s evolving and dynamic threat landscape and this NSS Labs testclearly shows that we are among the best in the industry at providingcomprehensive, cost-effective cybersecurity solutions.”
Fidelis XPS’ placement in the upper right corner of the NSSLabs Security Value Map illustrates the value of security investment options.
This position indicates that Fidelis XPS rates high in security effectivenessand at the same time has a lower than average total cost of ownership (TCO perprotected – Mbps).
Fidelis XPS passed all six stability and reliability tests,scored 100 percent on its resistance to evasion techniques and had a zeropercent false positive rate as tested, ensuring persistent defense and minimizingthe chance of a breach. It also detected 98 percent of HTTP malware, 98 percentof email malware and 100 percent of exploits, earning an overall breachdetection rating of 98 percent.
“Detecting malware at the infiltration point is a big issuefacing our customers today and the performance of Fidelis XPS in this NSS Labstest showcases our strength at addressing this aspect of the cybersecuritychallenge,” said Peter George, president of General Dynamics FidelisCybersecurity Solutions. “Add that to Fidelis XPS’ unique and proven ability toaddress other aspects of the cybersecurity challenge, including lateralpropagation and exfiltration.
We aregiving our customers the confidence that they have the comprehensive visibilityand necessary protection in place to address the full threat lifecycle”The General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions’Individual Test Reports from NSS Labs can be downloaded at www.fidelissecurity.com/nss. Additionally,a copy of the testing methodology for the NSS Labs test is available at www.nsslabs.com.
General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions offers acomprehensive portfolio of products, services and expertise to combat today’ssophisticated advanced threats and prevent data breaches. Our commercialenterprise and government customers around the globe can face advanced threatswith confidence through use of our Network Defense and Forensics Services,delivered by a team of security professionals with decades of hands-onexperience, and our award-winning Fidelis XPS Advanced Threat Defense products,which provide visibility and control over the entire threat life cycle. Tolearn more about General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions, please visitwww.fidelissecurity.com.
General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions is a partof General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems,a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).