Juniper Releases Mykonos Security Software To Stop Web Attacks

Juniper Networks, the network innovation provider, announced major platform enhancements to its Mykonos Web Security Software, which uses Intrusion Deception Technology to defend against web-based threats in real-time. The new release of Mykonos Web Security provides 30 new features and enhancements that strengthen protection against a wider range of attackers and hacking techniques, simplify configuration for security administrators, and boost scalability to help ensure holistic protection as traffic volumes increase.

Web applications and websites are under constant attack and are the most popular targets for hackers because they remain the largest unprotected threat in corporate networks. A Ponemon Institute survey found 73 percent of organisations have been hacked at least once in the past two years through insecure web applications.

The Mykonos Web Security solution uses deception to create detection points – or tar traps – to identify malicious actors in real-time as they attempt to hack their desired target. Once attackers are identified, Mykonos Web Security prevents them from compromising critical information, wastes their time by presenting false vulnerabilities and provides valuable intelligence to thwart future attacks.

This active, intelligence-based approach uses Mykonos’ Intrusion Deception System to neutralise threats as they occur, giving companies the upper hand by using attackers’ actions against them without relying on signatures or passively restricting traffic. With Mykonos Web Security, Juniper Networks is transforming the security industry and changing the ROI of hacking by making it costly, time consuming and tedious for attackers to chase after false data.

“Web-based threats have become a major concern and companies require a proactive solution with real-time prevention to augment traditional-network security defenses. Mykonos is the first company to detect hackers during the reconnaissance phase of an attack. We can track, profile and, most importantly, respond to an attacker before the damage is done,” said David Koretz, Vice President and General Manager, Mykonos Software, a Juniper Networks Company.