The Importance Of Consistent Network Security Performance Test Standards

Organizations understand the need for effective network security. The challenge, however, is how to effectively compare and contrast various products and services to find the options that will work best. A lack of industry practices or consistent testing standards makes it difficult to get a valid “apples to apples” comparison of different solutions.

Defining Terminology

In the classic movie Princess Bride, one character continuously proclaims that things are “inconceivable” even though they are happening right in front of his eyes. Finally, one of his compatriots says, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

Word matter. It’s particularly important when comparing different products or services that everyone is using the same definition for specific words. I just got back from attending the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. Walking around the Expo Hall floor and listening to the various vendor pitches can be overwhelming and confusing because many use the same terms and buzzwords, but have vastly different capabilities.

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