AV-Comparatives Certifies 11 Endpoint Security Products in 2026 Test

Sep 16, 2026
Eleven of 14 enterprise security products earned Certified Leader status in an endpoint security test that used attack tools created with AI assisted techniques.
AV-Comparatives Certifies 11 Endpoint Security Products in 2026 Test
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AV-Comparatives certified 11 of 14 enterprise security products as leaders in its 2026 Endpoint Prevention and Response test, according to a press release. The evaluation began in May and measured the products against 50 multistage attack scenarios.

The scenarios covered phishing, privilege escalation, lateral movement and data theft. Attack tools were created using techniques assisted by AI, while the scenarios followed the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix for Enterprise.

Bitdefender, Broadcom, Check Point, Elastic, ESET, Fortinet, G Data, Palo Alto Networks, TrendAI, VIPRE and WithSecure reached the combined score threshold of 92% and received Certified Leader status. AV-Comparatives did not name the three products that failed to meet its criteria.

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