{"id":33403,"date":"2024-03-26T07:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/?p=33403"},"modified":"2024-03-28T01:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:27:57","slug":"how-to-choose-best-cybersecurity-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/how-to-choose-best-cybersecurity-product\/33403\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaspersky solutions win record number of awards in independent tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing the right cybersecurity solution is no easy task. Friends\u2019 opinions and\/or crowdsourced ratings \u2014 which are great for simpler products and services \u2014 are less reliable. While these can help with assessing user interfaces and overall usability, they\u2019re not much good for assessing the quality of protection against advanced threats.<\/p>\n<p>The most balanced, objective source is independent expert research by specialized testing labs and media. Yes, independent \u2014 they must have no ties to any vendor whose products they evaluate whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve always taken independent testing of our products and services seriously. And for a quick and easy way to evaluate just how well we\u2019ve been doing down the years, our website has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/top3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Top-3<\/a> section, which shows the number of tests taken part in during a year, and in how many we podiumed.<\/p>\n<p>2023 was a record year for us: out of precisely a hundred tests featuring our solutions, 93 times we came first, and 94 times finished in the top-three. And since 2013, our products have been tested by independent researchers a total of 927 times, claiming 680 first places (and 779 top-three finishes). This is the absolute record among all security solutions vendors both in terms of the number of tests and the number of victories.<\/p>\n<p>Now for a little more detail.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50844\" style=\"width: 2226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/03\/26220756\/EN-how-to-choose-best-cybersecurity-product-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50844\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50844\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/03\/26220756\/EN-how-to-choose-best-cybersecurity-product-01.png\" alt=\"Comparative chart with the results of independent security testing of popular vendors. Kaspersky is the absolute leader: 680 first places out of 927 tests conducted. \" width=\"2216\" height=\"1041\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comparative chart with the results of independent security testing of popular vendors. Kaspersky is the absolute leader: 680 first places out of 927 tests conducted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/top3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Most significant awards<\/h2>\n<p>\nLast year\u2019s achievements are too numerous to list in their entirety, so we\u2019ll highlight the most outstanding:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/standard?icid=au_bb2022-kdplacehd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kdaily_lnk_sm-team___kstand___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Standard<\/a> was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/tests\/summary-report-2023\/#:~:text=Product%20of%20the%20Year%202023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Product of the Year<\/a> by AV-Comparatives. So pleased were we, we even dedicated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-product-of-the-year-2023-av-comparatives\/50292\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">separate blog post<\/a> to the story.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/plus?icid=au_bb2022-kdplacehd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kdaily_lnk_sm-team___kplus___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Plus for Windows<\/a> underwent all of SE Labs\u2019 quarterly <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/consumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Endpoint Security: Home 2023<\/a> tests, and earned the highest total accuracy rating of 100% in all four of them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/safe-kids?icid=au_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a> was awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/tests\/parental-control-review-2023-kaspersky-safe-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Parental Control certification<\/a> by AV-Comparatives for blocking at least 98 percent of pornographic websites with zero false positives on child-friendly websites.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/plus?icid=au_bb2022-kdplacehd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kdaily_lnk_sm-team___kplus___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Plus for Mac<\/a> picked up its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/news\/av-test-award-2023-for-kaspersky\/#:~:text=Kaspersky%20Plus%20is%20the%20recipient%20of%20the%20Best%20MacOS%20Security%20Award%20for%20Consumer%20Users.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best MacOS Security Award for Consumer Users<\/a> from AV-Test, with perfect results in its Mac security testing over the course of the whole year.<\/li>\n<li>A trio of our products \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/standard?icid=au_bb2022-kdplacehd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kdaily_lnk_sm-team___kstand___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Standard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/small-to-medium-business-security?icid=au_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2b_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder_______\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/advert\/small-business-security\/small-office-security?icid=au_ksoskd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2b_kasperskydaily_banner____ksos___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Small Office Security<\/a> \u2013 won AV-Test\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/news\/av-test-award-2023-for-kaspersky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Advanced Protection 2023<\/a> award for exceptional protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/threats\/advanced-persistent-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">APT attacks<\/a> deploying ransomware and data stealers. These products also received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/news\/av-test-award-2023-for-kaspersky\/#:~:text=Kaspersky%20Standard%20(previously%20Internet%20Security)%2C%20for%20example%2C%20is,for%20Corporate%20Users%20under%20Windows.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Usability 2023<\/a> award for the lowest number of false positives, the maximum score in all categories (including protection, performance, and usability), as well as the \u201cTop Product\u201d award based on AV-TEST\u2019s results for Windows antivirus software for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/home-windows\/windows-10\/december-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">home<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-windows-client\/windows-10\/august-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">business<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/enterprise-security\/endpoint-detection-response-edr?icid=au_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2b_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder_______\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response<\/a> gained recognition as \u201cStrategic Leader\u201d for achieving a 100% active response cumulative score in AV-Comparatives\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/tests\/endpoint-prevention-response-epr-test-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Endpoint Prevention &amp; Response (EPR)<\/a>. The solution was also awarded AV-TEST\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/news\/advanced-edr-test-2023-kaspersky-endpoint-detection-and-response-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Approved Advanced Endpoint Detection and Response Certification<\/a> for demonstrating impressive coverage and valuable analytics in a study that involved a series of red-team attacks that replicated the tactics of both the Hafnium and Lazarus hacking groups. Additionally, the solution was recognized by SE Labs in its <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/reports\/enterprise-advanced-security-edr-enterprise-2023-q2-detection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR)<\/a> test, receiving the <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/factsheet-enterprise-advanced-security-edr-detection-kaspersky-2023-07.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">highest AAA rating<\/a> for detecting all targeted attacks with no false positives.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/small-to-medium-business-security?icid=au_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2b_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder_______\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/advert\/small-business-security\/small-office-security?icid=au_ksoskd_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2b_kasperskydaily_banner____ksos___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Small Office Security<\/a> were awarded AAA ratings in all SE Labs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/enterprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Endpoint Security: Enterprise 2023<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Endpoint Security: SMB 2023<\/a> comparative tests, respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who does the testing?<\/h2>\n<p>\nFor those unfamiliar with the world of cybersecurity testing, here\u2019s a rundown of the key players.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/awards\/kaspersky-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>AV-<\/strong><strong>Comparatives<\/strong><\/a> is an independent Austrian organization that\u2019s been testing security products for over 24 years. During this time, what started out as a student project at the University of Innsbruck has grown into one of the most influential research centers in cybersecurity.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/news\/av-test-award-2023-for-kaspersky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>AV-Test <\/strong><strong>GmbH<\/strong><\/a> is an independent German information-security research institute. It has been advising industry associations, companies, and government agencies on cybersecurity for more than 15 years.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>SE <\/strong><strong>Labs<\/strong><\/a> is an independent UK company that has developed next-generation product testing based on a comprehensive approach to security assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alternative approach<\/h2>\n<p>\nOf course, besides serious testing labs, there are specialized media and bloggers that evaluate security software. Their research may be a little less meticulous, but in terms of the grabbing of users\u2019 attention (aka \u201cinfluencing\u201d:), YouTubers and tech wordsmiths can\u2019t be beat.<\/p>\n<p>If this format floats your boat, we recommend checking out tests (for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p_DzLml1jZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wqgaELWt--M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SxVJsfdSIqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3<\/a>) on the PC Security Channel, run by a UK-based YouTuber. The channel\u2019s killer feature is the many tech gurus among its subscribers, who like to cast a critical eye over the posted content and add their own valuable observations.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wqgaELWt--M?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, our products and solutions took part in precisely 100 independent studies \u2014 winning 93 times: our best year 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