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We benchmark security tools against the same tests, so the stack we recommend is matched to evidence, not sales decks.
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Browser Security
How the leading browser security tools handle shadow AI, credential theft, and the risks that reach your people through the browser.
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Email Security
Where the main email security platforms catch phishing and business email compromise, and where the gaps sit.
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Security Awareness Training
How the leading human-risk platforms compare on changing behaviour, not just recording completion, and which genuinely calibrate to the user.
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We test security tools so our recommendations stand on evidence, not vendor claims. The Lab is where that work happens, and it is the reason we can tell you what actually fits your business rather than what sells.
The research feeds the advice, not the other way around. Everything we publish here is the same benchmarking we lean on when we build a stack for a client.
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Every product faces the same benchmarks.
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Same tests, every tool
We run each product through an identical set of tests, so the results compare like for like.
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Scored on outcomes
We measure what a tool prevents, catches, or eases, not the length of its feature list.
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Published in full
We publish what we find, including where a tool falls short, so you can see the reasoning.
The depth behind our rankings.
After years of vendor analysis into key domains, we are making the benchmark data public. We shortlist the market and benchmark on capability.
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vendors assessed head-to-head
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product categories benchmarked since 2025
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capabilities benchmarked in total
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Assessments are weighted against ASD threat data and the compliance frameworks you answer to. Full methodology and sources are published with every ranking.
Shorter reads from the Lab.
Quick insights between the full assessments.
The email gaps a native filter leaves open
A short look at what the platform default misses and why it matters.
Why MFA fatigue still works
A quick look at the prompt-bombing pattern and the settings that quietly stop it.
One setting most browsers ship off
The single default that leaves the most exposure on the table, and why it's off.
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