Juniper Integrates Sophos Anti-Malware Into Gateways

Global IT security and data protection company Sophos has announced that Juniper Networks has integrated Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware into the Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateways for the Branch to protect customers from viruses, spyware, and Trojans. The integration will be available with the Junos operating system 11.1 release, Q1 2011.

Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware draws from up-to-date intelligence from SophosLabs, a global network of threat analysis centres, through cloud look-ups of URLs and checksums that deliver effective protection against real world threats, including traditional viruses and infected Websites.

Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateways provide the essential capabilities necessary to connect, secure, and manage enterprise and service provider networks, and consolidates security, routing, and switching services in a single device. Leveraging Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware provides Juniper's SRX Series a solution that efficiently stops malware, including viruses, spyware, and Trojans at the gateway. By using a blend of on-the-box and in-the-cloud techniques to spot threats, users can have a responsive networking experience without sacrificing threat coverage or accuracy.

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"Juniper Networks has an extraordinary track record for developing comprehensive enterprise security and control solutions for businesses of all sizes and scope- removing the complexity without sacrificing performance or limiting end users' business productivity. The security landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, which makes it more challenging than ever before for businesses to protect against these increasingly sophisticated threats. With the integration of Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware intelligence, Juniper customers will benefit from an extended layer of security," said Michael Rogers, Vice President, Global Alliances and OEM, Sophos.

"We are pleased to partner with Sophos to provide our customers a cloud-based anti-virus option for Juniper's SRX Series Services Gateways for the Branch. The Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware service provides customers a solution that is seamlessly integrated with the SRX Series, continuously protecting customers from viruses, spyware and Trojans," said Karim Toubba, Vice President, Product Market and Strategy, Security Business Unit, Juniper Networks.