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Web Application Firewall (WAF) Security Value Map TM About the NSS Labs Security Value Map Empirical data from our individual Product Analysis Reports (PARs) and Comparative Analysis Reports (CARs) is used to create the unique Security Value Map TM (SVM). The SVM provides a quick, clear overview of the relative value of security investment options by mapping security effectiveness and value (TCO per protected-CPS) of tested product configurations. The SVM depicts the value of a deployment of 4 WAF devices and 1 central management console for each vendor. How To Use The SVM Mapping the data points against the average protection and average value results in four quadrants on the SVM. Each vendor is represented by two dots. The upper dot reflects the products optimum security configuration and capability when properly tuned. The lower is when protections are disabled in order to eliminate false positives, which reduces the security efectivness of the device. The top right quadrant contains the NSS Recommended category – these devices provide a very high level of protection and value. The bottom left quadrant contains the NSS Caution category – these products offer both low value and security effectiveness ratings. The remaining two quadrants comprise the Neutral category – these products may still merit a place on your short list based on specific requirements. Imperva Barracuda F5 Citrix Sangfor Fortinet 100% TCO per Protected-CPS 99% 98% 97% 96% 95% 94% 93% 92% 91% 90% 89% 88% 87% 86% 85% 84% 83% 82% 81% 80% $5 $0 $10 $15 $20 Product Legend Citrix NetScaler AppFirewall MPX 11520 F5 Big-IP ASM 10200 Fortinet FortiWeb 1000D Imperva SecureSphere x6500 Sangfor M5900-F-I Barracuda Networks Web Application Firewall 960 Average Average
