As I predicted they would, Check Point engaged NSS Labs in a follow-up to the 2018 NGFW Group Test:
After some tweaking (bug-fix for stability?), NSS Labs published the following:
One unfortunate piece I have noticed though is that despite the new test results, the SVM has not been updated: Check Point is still shown to be in the bottom left corner.
So is there a silver lining to this? I suppose one thing that could be said is that it will quiet any of the skeptics that might have suggested that Check Point (and others) have somehow been paying for their results. BTW, as far as paying for results, you should absolutely look at subscribing to the NSS Labs materials: they have information that is actually usable as opposed to some of the other jokers out there.
And finally, in the Check Point R80.20 EA portal there is the following disclaimer at the bottom of the page:
I would like to suggest the following modification (just so there are no future mix-ups):