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CyberRatings.org Test Results Reveal Critical Failures in SSE
CyberRatings.org (CyberRatings), the non-profit organization dedicated to providing insight into the capabilities of cybersecurity products and services through independent testing, today announced the comparative results of its latest Security Service Edge (SSE) evaluation. The findings expose a striking disparity in product performance: Security Effectiveness ranged from 2.95% to 100%, underscoring just how uneven SSE protection remains across vendors.
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