CyberRatings, a non-profit that provides transparency and guidance on cybersecurity has given Juniper Networks, the AI driven network, an AAA rating for cloud network firewall evaluation.
CyberRatings tested Juniper Networks vSRX Virtual Firewall deployed within an AWS environment, a deployment scenario. The virtual Firewall deployment has become a popular use case as public cloud usage is expected to grow 20.4% in 2022, according to Gartner (Forecast: Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2020-2026, 1Q22 Update).
Juniper vSRX achieved top scores across all five tested categories, AAA in Threat Prevention: 100% exploit block rate with 0 false positives, AAA in Performance: 974 Mbps overall rated performance, AAA in Management & Reporting Capabilities, AAA in TLS/SSL Functionality: Supporting 100% of the tested cipher suites and encryption use cases, AAA in Routing & Policy Enforcement and Perfect Security Effectiveness & Low TCO
The CyberRatings results noted that Juniper vSRX achieved the highest rating of “AAA” for Threat Protection with Juniper blocking 100% of tested exploits and evasions without a single false positive.
Additionally, Juniper’s overall rated performance was 974 Mbps, just shy of achieving the AWS test environment’s maximum throughput of 1,000 Mbps
Samantha Madrid, Group VP of Security Business & Strategy at Juniper Networks, stated, “Juniper is an undisputed leader in Cloud Network Firewall, and we are incredibly proud of this achievement. Our vSRX not only scored an ‘AAA’ rating, but also received the highest possible results in every category in the CyberRatings test. Customers are telling us that in light of on-going geo-political difficulties and an economic constraint, 100% security effectiveness coupled with performance that lowers OpEx costs is more important than ever.”
Vikram Phatak, CEO of CyberRatings.org added, “The cloud is where organizations continue to invest, and with that continued shift, securing those environments becomes crucial. We’re thrilled that we can provide the market with reliable testing and objective results, so organizations are equipped with the best possible data to help them make sound security decisions.”
