Juniper Delivers Spotlight Secure, a Global Attacker Intelligence Service to Definitively Identify Individual Devices and Stop Attacks
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 25, 2013) - RSA CONFERENCE 2013 - Juniper Networks (
Today, companies are struggling to keep pace with the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber attacks, particularly those aimed at web applications and servers, which deal in high-value traffic and typically reside in data centers. According to a new Ponemon Institute report, commissioned by Juniper Networks, web-based attacks (62 percent) and Denial of Service attacks (60 percent) were cited as the most serious types of attacks experienced by the respondents' companies. More telling, a majority (61 percent) of IT and IT security practitioners surveyed also indicated current next-generation firewalls and IP reputation feeds only address part of the cyber security threat. That leaves significant exposure to the most concerning attacks and protecting against these attacks requires security systems that incorporate real-time, definitive and actionable intelligence about attackers.
To effectively secure data centers Juniper believes companies must have knowledge of the attacking devices, not just the IP address, and quickly disseminate that intelligence across the data center and into the network. Juniper Networks can deliver this intelligence through its Junos Spotlight Secure global attacker intelligence service, which acts as the consolidation point for attacker and threat information, feeding real-time intelligence to Juniper's security solutions. The first products to leverage Spotlight Secure security intelligence are Junos WebApp Secure and Juniper Networks® SRX Series Services Gateways.
News Highlights
Juniper Networks is introducing new products and enhancements that provide next-generation security to protect against the biggest threats to data centers.
Juniper Networks security solutions will also be incorporated into security service chains, as outlined in the company's recent Software Defined Networking (SDN) vision and strategy announcement. This approach will allow additional intelligence to be shared across network layers and enable the quick deployment of security services as part of the SDN service chains. Juniper's vision for implementing SDN includes four steps, beginning with centralized management, which is available today with Juniper Networks Junos Space Security Director.
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"Next-generation security must be built on automated and actionable intelligence that can be quickly shared to meet the demands of modern and evolving networks. This is only possible if you are able to collect definitive information about attackers. Junos Spotlight Secure provides the platform to deliver advanced intelligence with device-level attacker tracking. This integrated approach improves security intelligence, provides collective defense against attackers and delivers true defense in-depth for the data center."
--Nawaf Bitar, senior vice president and general manager, Security Business Unit, Juniper Networks
"With the growing sophistication of threats, there is a clear need for network security to become more intelligent in how it identifies and stops attacks. Companies are looking for security solutions that not only detect attacks but also provide definitive information about attackers and integrate with core network security controls. Juniper's Spotlight Secure attacker database can address these requirements with its ability to share real time intelligence with core network security infrastructure, offering a new and more definitive way to block attacks across the entire Juniper customer base."
--Jon Oltsik, senior principal analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
"Forbes is one of the web's best known and most visited properties, and protecting our infrastructure is a top priority. Juniper offers solutions that address data center protection with several layers of defense, which is key to Forbes' investment in security technologies."
--Michael Smith, chief digital officer, Forbes Media and President, Forbes.com
"Given the steady rise in the frequency and complexity of cyber attacks, particularly in the area of web-based attacks, we are pleased that Juniper is investing in and innovating with web application protection. Current protections need to evolve beyond IP-based blocking to definitive attack prevention and we see Juniper's new security products as a step in the right direction."
--David Giambruno, senior vice president and chief information officer, Revlon
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