The Tolly Group evaluated the efficacy and performance of IBM's XGS 7100 next-generation intrusion prevention system. Tolly found that the XGS 7100 stopped 100% of tested publicly disclosed attacks, including those using encryption or advanced evasion techniques. Benchmark testing showed the XGS 7100 could achieve throughput of up to 26Gbps. IBM Security commissioned the evaluation to validate the effectiveness and capabilities of the XGS 7100 network protection appliance.