Network security is a requirement for any modern IT infrastructure. Doing a network and security test makes the network stronger by evaluating the effectiveness and performance of safeguards into your network infrastructure.

The number of security breaches on record keeps increasing despite the fact that there is a good number of security protections available. Security devices are deployed in a network as a quick and cost-effective measure to combat hackers, but if their capabilities are never tested then it is hard to truly measure their performance.

A network performance test is any process that is used to quantitatively or qualitatively measure the performance of a computer network. It tests for and records certain behaviors and processes of networks that, when combined, define the network performance and/or quality of service.

Network testing is a broad means of testing security controls across a network to identify and demonstrate vulnerabilities and determine risks. It can help validate security defenses, meet compliance mandates and test the security controls of any type of electronic data.