IBM Raises the Bar on Security Testing

IBM announced today it is the first vendor to commit to monthly testing to measure the security effectiveness across its entire product portfolio. The testing will be conducted by NSS Labs, a leading global independent testing lab that focuses on security product testing and certification. At the same time, IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) is announcing results from its latest NSS Labs Security Update Monitor (SUM) report from December that showed 100 percent protection against tested exploits.