As NSS Labs’ door closes another opens for community driven standards and testing

NSS Labs, a product security testing company, recently ceased operations. This comes just a year after the company was quietly acquired by private equity firm Consecutive, who according to Dark Reading, had hoped to reorganise NSS Labs and refocus its resources.

Unfortunately, says Dave Larson, general manager, Security Solutions at Spirent Communications, the loss of NSS Labs has left a gap in the market for reliable, third-party security product testing and validation services that enterprises still need, more so now that enterprise security perimeters are changing dramatically with more employees working remotely.

The community is ready to fill the gap

The good news is that, while NSS Labs may have been struggling, the industry has made some significant strides over the past few years, moving to open and transparent security performance testing standards and community-driven initiatives. In 2017, NetSecOpen was launched to level the playing field for security product testing, encouraging transparent “apples to apples” comparisons based on real-world testing conditions.

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