Methodology
How we build buyer’s guides
Infosec Desk’s buyer’s guide methodology: how we choose categories, which vendors we include and why we never rank.
What an Infosec Desk buyer’s guide is
A buyer’s guide explains the approaches in a product category, the criteria that separate good from bad for a given use, and the questions to put to every vendor. It is written for the practitioner who will run the evaluation.
What it is not
- Not a ranking. We don’t score, rate, rank or award products, and we don’t publish “best of” lists.
- Not a product test. We haven’t tested products unless a guide says so, with the method.
- Not sponsored. No vendor pays for inclusion, placement or wording.
Which vendors we list
A vendor is listed when it has a generally available product in the approach, documented publicly. Vendors are grouped by approach and listed in alphabetical order within each group. Claims about a product are included only when the vendor documents them publicly, and we attribute them.
Updates and corrections
Guides are reviewed when the underlying rules or products change. Vendors can send corrections to corrections@infosecdesk.com; we log every change in the guide’s changelog.