Juniper Networks has
unveiled a service that will seek to protect customer data centres from
distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
The company said that its Junos DDoS
Secure service will use a combination of network monitoring tools and
data analysis components to help detect and seal off DDoS attacks. The
system is able to spot the attacks on networks and over virtual
infrastructure.
Designed primarily to disrupt network
activity, DDoS attacks seek to disable systems by sending a flood of
traffic requests, dramatically slowing traffic and disrupting other
services. The attacks are often carried out by large networks of
botnet-controlled PCs, each responsible for a small portion of the
traffic flood.
The Junos DDoS Secure platform looks to
help thwart such attacks by analysing traffic patterns and scaling
capacity to cope. The system is also able to help stall attacks by
shifting traffic or resources from regional facilities.
The platform, which is IPv6 compliant,
will support virtual network infrastructures for the VMware and KVM
platforms with both public and private cloud deployments as well as
hybrid infrastructure.
Juniper Networks vice president and general manager for Counter Security David Koretz said: “Enterprises
and service providers interested in safeguarding availability would be
well served to consider both size and sophistication in architecting a
DDoS security strategy.
“Junos DDoS Secure offers customers
a unique, intelligence-based approach to protecting against all types
of DDoS attacks, providing next-generation security for today’s data
centre.”
Juniper said that it would be offering the Junos DDoS Secure service for both a yearly subscription and a one-time payment.
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