Aviz, Netskope, and NSS Labs report product updates - Q4 2026

Overview of Recent Activity

Aviz Networks, Netskope, and NSS Labs published updates covering network operating software, AI security risks, agent management, and cloud firewall testing. NSS Labs reported 2026 Cloud Network Firewall results in which Fortinet, HPE Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, and Versa recorded Security Effectiveness between 99.74% and 99.91%, while AWS and Microsoft Azure each scored 0%. NSS Labs also appointed Reena Choudhry as Go-to-Market Specialist.

Key Themes and Developments

Technology Releases & Product Enhancements

Aviz released ONES for BRCM Enterprise SONiC 4.4.2, which adds SNMP MIB support for BGP and VRF visibility, Debian security package updates, and hardware qualification. Aviz also released FTAS 4.0, which adds 170 test cases to the Fabric Test Automation Suite for a total of 646. Network Copilot R1.7.0 added Google BigQuery as a network analytics data lake.

Netskope added process and parent process names to its secure web gateway for real-time policy controls and logging. Netskope also introduced AgentSkope Marketplace, a console-based catalog for finding, sizing, activating, and tracking AI agents with shared capacity credits.

Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement

Netskope and BT International expanded their partnership, giving organizations a way to connect to Netskope Security Service Edge services over selected high-performance paths through Global Fabric. Aviz Networks and MITSUI KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY CO., LTD formed a partnership in Japan focused on open, multi-vendor networking for data centers, AI factories, edge sites, and telecom environments.

Aviz Networks and OpenText described a joint Network Detection and Response approach that places a traffic intelligence layer before analysis. Aviz Networks and Armis described a joint approach that cleans and organizes network telemetry before it reaches Armis Centrix for asset discovery and exposure analysis.

Infrastructure, Platform, or Deployment Updates

Aviz ONES Fabric Manager integrated with NVIDIA UFM to automate tenant isolation across Ethernet and InfiniBand fabrics. A comparison table in the post shows provisioning time dropping from 20-30 minutes to 2-5 minutes. Aviz also described Host-Based Networking on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, where ONES automates setup and tenant assignment.

Aviz described tenant-aware networking for NVIDIA Spectrum-X, extending tenant isolation into north-south and storage traffic in shared AI environments. Netskope's expanded BT arrangement routes traffic through Global Fabric points of presence that use direct IXP peering to connect to the Netskope One platform.

Full Update Index

This brief draws on 20 source articles published during the reporting period.

1. NSS Labs reports 2026 Cloud Network Firewall test results on Security Effectiveness
   NSS Labs 2026 testing rated specialist cloud network firewall products near 99.7% to 99.95% while AWS and Azure scored 0%.
2. Netskope and BT International expand SSE partnership
   Netskope and BT International expand partnership to offer optimized connectivity to SSE services via Global Fabric.
3. NSS Labs appoints Reena Choudhry as go-to-market specialist
   NSS Labs appointed Reena Choudhry as go-to-market specialist to advise on scaling sales for its Minion security testing platform.
4. Netskope details four AI security blindspots controls miss
   The article cites four 2025 incidents showing AI risk can bypass network controls, chatbot reviews, agent traffic detection, and training-data governance.
5. AI governance, networking and telecom updates - Week of October 12, 2026
   Weekly roundup covering AI governance, cloud infrastructure, telecom capex, networking hardware, and public sector software partnerships.
6. Netskope details process-aware policy in its SWG
   Netskope added process and parent process names to its secure web gateway for real-time policy controls and logging.
7. Netskope details AgentSkope Marketplace for AI agents
   Netskope launched AgentSkope Marketplace to help SOC and NOC teams find, size and track AI agents.
8. Netskope Introduces AgentSkope Marketplace for Managing AI Agents
   Netskope launched AgentSkope Marketplace, adding one console, catalog, and capacity-credit view for deploying and managing AgentSkope AI agents.
9. Aviz details SONiC 4.4.2 updates for Broadcom
   Aviz ONES for BRCM Enterprise SONiC 4.4.2 adds SNMP support, Debian security updates and hardware qualification.
10. Aviz details AI agents for network operations automation
    Aviz says its AI agents automate network operations tasks such as compliance checks, troubleshooting and inventory work.
11. AVIZ details multi-tenant networking in Spectrum-X
    AVIZ ONES extends tenant-aware networking in NVIDIA Spectrum-X.
12. Aviz details Host-Based Networking on BlueField-3 DPUs
    Aviz says ONES automates Host-Based Networking on BlueField-3 DPUs for GPU clusters.
13. Aviz Networks outlines BigQuery data lake update
    Network Copilot R1.7.0 adds BigQuery as a network analytics data lake for plain-language queries and anomaly detection.
14. Aviz Networks details ONES integration with NVIDIA UFM
    ONES Fabric Manager now integrates with NVIDIA UFM to automate tenant isolation across Ethernet and InfiniBand fabrics.
15. Aviz Networks details NAF AutoCon 6 plans
    Aviz Networks will show AI-driven observability and automation tools at NAF AutoCon 6 in Tucson.
16. Aviz Networks details AI factory production requirements
    Aviz Networks podcast guests discuss what it takes to run AI factories in production.
17. Aviz Networks and MITSUI KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY CO., LTD outline open networking
    Aviz Networks and MITSUI KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY CO., LTD are partnering in Japan on open, multi-vendor networking.
18. Aviz Networks details FTAS 4.0 test coverage
    FTAS 4.0 adds 170 test cases to the Fabric Test Automation Suite, bringing the total to 646.
19. Aviz Networks and OpenText details NDR traffic layer
    Aviz Networks and OpenText say a traffic intelligence layer can improve NDR analysis.
20. Aviz Networks details Armis asset intelligence approach
    Aviz Networks and Armis say cleaner telemetry can improve asset discovery and exposure analysis.