Juniper enhances security offerings
Juniper Networks has extended its cloud and virtualized service offerings as part of its Software-Defined Secure Networks (SDSN) framework. These enhancements include a new compact and containerized virtual firewall called Juniper Networks cSRX , a firewall providing advanced security services for Software-Defined Networks, as well as a multi-core version of the Juniper Networks vSRX , the virtual firewall that is expected to be capable of reaching 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps). The cSRX is expected to provide a cost-effective way to wrap advanced security services around every workload and the ability to scale up to high multi-tenancy. Additionally, Juniper is announcing a massive increase in performance on its vSRX. Both products are anticipated to enable the network to better detect and combat threats through increased performance, intelligence, and a higher density of services on the Intel Xeon processor family (x86 platform). These enhancements to Juniper’s vir...