Juniper reveals Ponemon Institute Report Findings

Juniper Networks has announced the findings of the Ponemon Institute report, which revealed that on an average the security posture of Indian organizations surveyed is only 4.7 based on a scale of 10 being very effective.

Ravi Chauhan, Managing Director India and SAARC, Juniper Networks, said, "Security remains a major concern among organizations. The Ponemon Institute report reveals that even emerging network security technologies are not as effective as they should be. Companies need to review their security investment weighting, to assess whether the areas of greatest risk are receiving adequate attention and how they can address serious security threats".

The Efficacy of Emerging Network Security Technologies study, commissioned globally by Juniper Networks, shows securing web traffic is by far the most significant network security concern for the majority of organizations (64 per cent) surveyed. However, less than half (46 per cent) of the respondents agreed that emerging network security technologies are not as effective as they should be and do not minimize attacks that bring down web applications or block unwarranted Internet traffic.

As per the report, 63% said that emerging network security technologies only address a part of the security threats facing their organizations. 50 per cent say blocking of IP addresses is not an effective security measure. Only half of the respondents say their organizations use emerging network security technologies to heighten visibility to applications and the use of cloud services.

This report has stressed upon key concerns and security threats that 554 Indian IT and IT security professionals surveyed encounter at their companies on a daily basis, with theft of their organization’s intellectual property being one of the top security concerns.