Kasperskhy Endpoint security ranked best for enterprises

LONDON, UK: The latest test results on products by Dennis Technology Labs ranks Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows and Symantec Endpoint Protection as top security solutions for enterprises.

Other products tested in this enterprise group included McAfee VirusScan, HIPS and SiteAdvisor; Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection; and Trend Micro OfficeScan and Intrusion Defense Firewall.

The labs called the Microsoft product the least effective on computers which were "compromised by 18 pc of the threats."

According to the report from Dennis Technology Labs, in its test environment, tested enterprise products "were exposed to Internet threats that were live during the test period. The exposure was carried out in a realistic way, closely reflecting a customer's experience. These results would have happened if a user was using one of the products and

visited an infected website." The lab also noted most of threats originated from websites considered legitimate, not operated by criminal organizations.

Even the top-ranked Kaspersky was compromised once. The testing method also lookedat how well products identified legitimate software.

The lab pointed out none of the products had a 100 pc protection rate and in its test report conclusions pointed out that "anti-virus is important" but "is not a panacea" for security problems related to malware. "The tests showed that even with a relatively small sample set of 100 threats, there is a significant difference in performance between the anti-virus programs."

Dennis Technology Labs also tested anti-virus products expected to be used in home environments and in SMB offices separately.

The Small Business Anti-Virus Protection round of tests included Kaspersky Small Office Security; McAfee Security-as-a-Service; Sophos Anti-Virus Business; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013; and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services.

"The effectiveness of small-business anti-malware software and services is generally good," said Dennis Technology Labs in its report. "Although every product was compromised at least once, most protected the system in over 90 pc of the cases."Symantec was ranked best at 99 pc, and Sophos Anti-Virus Business, compromised by 17 pc of the threats, was deemed the least effective.