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Cisco Catalyst 8300 earns NetSecOPEN certification for exceptional real-world NGFW and SD-WAN performance under modern enterprise conditions.

_Firewalls Deliver 100% Block Rate Across All Threat Categories in 2025 NetSecOPEN Testing, Marking Two Consecutive Years of Flawless Independent Validation_ SonicWall today announced that its firewall has once again achieved a perfect threat efficacy score in the 2025 NetSecOPEN independent validation testing. Conducted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) under RFC 9411 benchmarking standards, this marks the second consecutive year that SonicWall has achieved flawless results across all threat-efficacy categories – which no other vendor has achieved. SonicWall remains the only vendor to achieve a 100% score across all NetSecOPEN threat categories two years in a row, outperforming other leading competitors in the network security space. “For more than 30 years, SonicWall has been dedicated to delivering network security solutions that our partners and customers rely on,” said Bob VanKirk, President and CEO at SonicWall. “Achieving a 100% threat efficacy score for the second consecutive year underscores our ongoing commitment to product excellence and demonstrates the real-world effectiveness of our solutions. Independent validation like this reinforces why partners and customers trust SonicWall to protect their networks from the most advanced cyber threats.” **Beyond the Firewall: A Modern, Partner-First Security Platform** While SonicWall firewalls continue to set the industry benchmark for threat prevention, the company is rapidly expanding beyond the perimeter to protect users, devices, and data everywhere they operate. Building on this foundation, SonicWall now delivers a unified platform that includes cloud-native Secure Cloud Edge, Zero Trust access, and managed security services through SonicSentry, all centrally managed through SonicWall’s Unified Management Platform. These innovations empower partners to deliver holistic protection, from the branch to the cloud to the endpoint, enabling customers to securely connect to any application, on any device, from any location. This evolution underscores SonicWall’s transformation into a modern, partner-first security company focused on delivering flexible offerings: products, services, and fully managed solutions that meet organizations wherever they are on their security journey. SonicWall’s 100% threat efficacy across both public and private CVE sets uniquely positions the company as the most validated next-generation firewall (NGFW) platform in the market. This distinction underscores SonicWall’s ability to deliver high-performance, reliable security that organizations can trust to protect their networks against evolving cyber threats. This independent validation demonstrates SonicWall’s ongoing commitment to delivering robust but affordable solutions that effectively protect networks, giving organizations of all sizes and their trusted partners the confidence they need in the current climate of accelerating cyberattacks. SonicWall continues to drive momentum across its business. Over the past year, the company has expanded its Secure by Design initiative, strengthened its product portfolio with new firewall and cloud security advancements, and received recognition in leading analyst reports, global partner awards, and cybersecurity excellence honors. **PR Newswire** PR Newswire empowers communicators to identify and engage with key influencers, craft and distribute meaningful stories, and measure the financial impact of their efforts. Cision is a leading global provider of earned media software and services to public relations and marketing communications professionals. __

Este reconocimiento refuerza el impulso de SonicWall después de dos años consecutivos con eficacia perfecta frente a amenazas en las pruebas independientes de NetSecOPEN. Marzo 24, 2026 — Este reconocimiento de una de las firmas de analistas tecnológicos más respetadas de la industria destaca la aceleración en la innovación de productos de SonicWall, la expansión de las capacidades de su plataforma y su compromiso de ofrecer resultados efectivos en ciberseguridad para las organizaciones y los partners de confianza que las respaldan.

This evaluation validates our commitment to delivering lightning-fast speed & impeccable protection, engineered to keep the most sophisticated threats away.

Cisco Catalyst 8300 earns NetSecOPEN certification for exceptional real-world NGFW and SD-WAN performance under modern enterprise conditions.