All Press ReleasesSE LABS Ⓡ, the cyber security testing authority, announced today that Cisco Secure Firewall 4225 detected and protected against all threats in its most recent Advanced Security test report. Overall, the product achieved an impressive Total Accuracy Rating of 95%, thus achieving an AAA award.
During the test, SE Labs exposed Cisco Secure Firewall 4225 to a diverse set of exploits, file-less attacks and malware attachments by systematically attempting to breach systems and compromise target networks just like a real hacker. The product detected all five of the attacks based on APT29 type threats, and all six of those based on Scattered Spider.
“As we’ve said in previous reports, it’s better to stop a threat early, rather than watch as it wreaks havoc before stopping it and trying to clean up,” says Simon Edwards, CEO of SE Labs. “So it’s good to see that Cisco Secure Firewall 4225provided excellent protection against attacks, as evidenced by its 100% Total Protection Accuracy Rating.”
This test consists of the widest range of threats currently available in any public test and is based on SE Labs’ current threat intelligence of real-world attacks over the last few years. The APT29 threat group is believed to be connected to Russian military cyber operations, while Scattered Spider focuses on targeting companies that provide customer and business transformation solutions, as well as telecoms and hi-tech businesses.
“SE Labs is the industry standard in advanced security testing, so achieving an AAA rating is a validation of the product’s efficacy and performance that customers can trust,” says Vignesh Sathiamoorthy, Director, Product Management of Cisco.
In all the cases, threats were unable to move beyond the earliest stage of the attack chain. Cisco Secure Firewall 4225 detected the attacks as soon as the target systems were exposed to the threats and stopped them from running. The SE Labs’ “attack” team was unable to probe the target systems for vulnerabilities, much less gain external control over them. Further damage, including data theft, was thus prevented. Moreover, the target system could not be used as a launch pad to attack other vulnerable systems in the network.
The product did, however, block a few legitimate programs from running, when it misclassified them as either as malicious or unknown. This did not significantly affect the product’s overall performance as it posted an impressive Total Accuracy Rating of 95%.
The full report, Advanced Security Test Report: Cisco Secure Firewall 4225 – NDR (Protection), can be read for free.
