Juniper Adaptive Threat Management

Today's enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today's enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.

Unfortunately, these highly distributed environments can also open the network—and the enterprise itself—to threats that are motivated by everything from mischief to profit. Growing application use and user mobility mean that today's malware, killer worm, or virus is as likely to be inadvertently launched by a telecommuter as planted by a hacker. Small remote offices are just as vulnerable to these threats as well-protected corporate headquarters, and usually do not have the same IT staff or budget. Individual users, many of whom access the network via unmanaged devices, often do not proactively manage their own defenses on the daily basis that is required to ensure that the network as a whole remains safe and where applications can be flawlessly delivered.