The efficiencies of the cloud make it powerfully attractive to companies concerned with the economics of networking. But security remains the biggest question mark. Even the language we use to describe it—the idea of putting your data “out there” on a “public cloud”—sounds inherently insecure. We have, over the last few decades, become comfortable with the “castle and moat” paradigm of perimeter protection and the idea of protecting a perimeter that no longer exists is disturbing.

In practice, however, the same principles that make cloud computing work can be employed to make it remarkably secure. Juniper has pioneered a virtualized security services platform specifically designed for this shared environment. Rather than throwing up a wall at the perimeter, this approach protects individual applications flow through access, policies and procedures, from the client to the data center or between servers, protecting the cloud on an end-to-end basis.

Rather than separating security into different categories and providing a new device for each new problem, this approach treats security holistically, as a virtualized set of services across one platform. For enterprises looking to take advantage of the cloud, this level of security removes one of the biggest barriers to adoption. For cloud service providers, it is a crucial part of providing a service that clients can trust.

New network challenges require new network solutions. When it comes to mitigating risk, only Juniper has your cloud secured.

The new network is here. And it’s securing the cloud.

Read the Juniper report: Securing Virtual Server Environments