With so many security solutions on the market, navigating performance test results and independent reviews is no easy task. If each vendor claims to offer the best, how can you choose the best for you? That’s leaving aside some important features such as a password manager or a VPN, not to mention key concerns such as computer speed and gaming focus. And what if you have a Mac?
There is no shortage of online reviews, of course, although the users who post them may have any level of cybersecurity expertise, bias, and understanding of what various consumers actually want. Fortunately, independent international organizations specializing in professional cybersecurity testing make their objective approach available. They evaluate all manner of security products: home antivirus utilities, corporate security solutions, parental control apps, password managers, and more.
The evaluators
Several major labs have a strong global reputation. Here are the best-known.
Austrian lab AV-Comparatives is an independent organization with a spotless reputation that has been testing security solutions for more than 20 years;
AV-TEST GmbH, a German independent research institute specializing in IT security, has been testing security solutions for more than 15 years;
British SE Labs has been in the industry for only five years, but its founder, Simon Edwards, is a renowned security expert. He has been in the antivirus testing business for a quarter of a century and was one of the first to deploy real-world attack scenarios in tests.
Knowing how each lab assesses protection, what criteria it uses, and what it focuses on, makes it easier to understand which awards are relevant. With that in mind, we compiled this report on how th ..
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