AV-Comparatives has completed the 2026 round of its EDR Detection Validation Test, one of the most in-depth independent evaluations of enterprise detection capabilities. This year saw strong participation across the industry, underlining the growing importance of detection, visibility, and investigation capabilities in modern cybersecurity.

https://www.av-comparatives.org/news/edr-detection-validation-2026/

The test is designed to evaluate how effectively enterprise security solutions detect and expose advanced, multi-stage attacks. A total of nine products successfully achieved certification under AV-Comparatives’ rigorous and transparent methodology.

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AV-Comparatives conducts targeted offensive security evaluations, offering vendors the opportunity to achieve certification in specific protection domains. In 2026, the focus was again on “Shellcode Execution / Process Injection.” Certification reports are published exclusively for vendors that successfully meet the defined criteria. Participating vendors receive detailed technical feedback to support continuous product improvement.

https://www.av-comparatives.org/news/process-injection-certification-test-2026/

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AV-Comparatives conducts targeted offensive security evaluations, offering vendors the opportunity to achieve certification in specific protection areas. In 2026, one key focus was “Credential Dumping” (LSASS Protection). Certification reports are published exclusively for vendors that successfully meet the defined criteria. Participating vendors receive detailed technical feedback to further strengthen their products.

https://www.av-comparatives.org/news/lsass-credential-dumping-certification-test-2026/

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AV-Comparatives offers certification for parental control software, evaluating products against stringent criteria. Each solution is tested with 1,000 URLs containing adult content and 200 child-safe URLs. In 2026, to achieve certification, a product must block at least 95% of adult websites, have zero false positives on child-friendly websites, and be free from significant unresolved bugs or design flaws.

For more details, you can access the certification reports here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/testmethod/parental-control-reviews/

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The AV-Comparatives Cybersecurity Summit 2026 concluded as a resounding success, bringing together leading cybersecurity vendors, analysts, researchers, and enterprise experts for two days of high-level dialogue and celebration. The event once again demonstrated the strength of industry collaboration in addressing today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape.

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AV-Comparatives is happy to announce the awards for the vendors of cyber security software in 2026. These awards highlight the achievements of the participants in protecting users from the ever evolving cyber threat landscape.

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In January 2026, AV-Comparatives conducted its annual Operational Technology Protection Certification test. The certification evaluates whether security products can effectively prevent execution-based attacks in fully offline, air-gapped environments typical of Operational Technology (OT) deployments.

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The Austrian antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its annual Summary Report highlighting the results for consumer security test for the year 2025 (PDF available here). This report contains awards recognizing individual programs in various categories. Additionally a user-interface review for each tested products is included.

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The second half-year report for AV-Comparatives’ 2025 Enterprise Main-Test Series, which includes Real-World Protection, Malware Protection, and Performance Tests, is now available. You can find detailed product reviews and the full report here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2025-august-november/

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AV-Comparatives has released the latest results of the 2025 Consumer Real-World Protection Test, covering the period from July to October. This publication continues our mission to help users understand how well consumer security products protect against the threats they face online every day.

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-july-october-2025

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