The UNH-IOL Introduces Testing to Support Newly Launched NetSecOPEN Certification Program

DURHAM, N.H., April 23, 2019 – The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced its collaborative efforts with NetSecOPEN, a nonprofit, membership-based industry group focused on network security, to provide performance testing for the NetSecOPEN Certification Program. Unlike proprietary testing methods, NetSecOPEN aims to create open and transparent testing standards that help network operators better understand the reported performance and security of the devices they use to protect networks, such as next generation firewalls.

“Because performance testing for security is often done in closed environments, there can be confusion among implementers and users about exactly what is being tested and the meaning of that testing,” said Timothy Winters, UNH-IOL Senior Executive, Software and IP Networking. “As a member of NetSecOPEN, and one of the few labs offering testing for its certification program, the UNH-IOL is uniquely positioned to not only provide greater transparency and meaning to security testing for industry stakeholders, but also to help shape the open standards being developed by NetSecOPEN.”

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