The Scandinavian IT security vendor was first out of the gate last year to talk about AETs, since when other vendors have also developed ITsec offerings that defend against the problem.
At the Infosecurity Europe show in April of this year, Infosecurity noted that the mainstay of the firm's stand promotion was explaining what AETs are, and how they can be defended against.
According to Stonesoft, the anti-evasion readiness test service – which is being offered by the firm's systems integrators – taps the StoneGate evasion testing software the company released last year.
The firm says that the service has been developed to meet the needs of organisations relying on network security devices like next-generation firewalls and intrusion prevention systems with deep level packet inspection.
Commenting on the new service, Klaus Majewski, Stonesoft's director of business development, said that cluster of recent security breaches highlight the growing importance of network security.
"The first step to mitigating risks is to improve your understanding and awareness about the level of existing network security. The worst thing is to have a false perception of being safe or being dependent on vendor claims only", he said.
"The anti-evasion readiness test service provides organisations with an independent, realistic and definitive answer to the question of how well their network security devices protect against advanced evasion techniques", he added.
Majewski went on to say that there are a lot of claims and hearsay about the threats posed by evasions, and customers need clear facts.
Understanding how effective or ineffective an organisation's security devices are against AETs, he explained, is an important part of IT risk management.
"The service is a valuable component of security audits, the product evaluation process or the re-configuration of current devices to add AET protection. The test service will help organisations optimise their security strategy", he noted.