Juniper Networks and Kaspersky Lab Deliver Best-in-Class Threat Prevention via Juniper Security Gateways

Juniper Integrated Antivirus and Anti-Spyware Protection From A Detection Rate Leader to Combat Malicious Internet Attacks.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2006 --Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) and Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, today announced that the two companies have entered into an alliance to integrate precision virus and spyware protection with Juniper’s line of firewall/IPsec virtual private network (VPN) security appliances.

Under the agreement, Juniper’s enterprise customers today are able to leverage Kaspersky’s award-winning antivirus and anti-spyware technology via Juniper’s firewall/VPNs, providing them with a complete application intelligent threat management solution. In addition, service providers utilizing Juniper’s firewall/VPNs can deliver additional value-added managed security services (antivirus and anti-spyware) through the Kaspersky and Juniper alliance to better protect their customers’ networks.

“The rapid rise of malicious attacks demands that enterprises employ multiple security approaches, including precision malware protection, to secure their networks,” said Vitaly Bezrodnykh, business development director at Kaspersky Lab. “The augmentation of Juniper’s security devices with our protection against viruses, trojans, spyware and other Internet attacks will create an even more compelling solution of comprehensive protection for enterprises.”

“We are pleased that our customers can now take advantage of the advanced threat prevention solutions the Juniper and Kaspersky teams have created. Kaspersky has a long-standing reputation for extremely quick response time to emerging threats, best-in-class detection rates and performance,” said Sanjay Beri, director of product management at Juniper Networks. “The integration of the Kaspersky antivirus and anti-spyware technology bolsters Juniper’s Enterprise Infranet strategy by delivering an additional and necessary piece of threat control. When combined with our market-leading firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention products, this provides secured and assured perimeter defense solutions for our customers.”

Kaspersky Lab is known internationally for the speed of its response to new threats, along with hourly antivirus and anti-spyware updates and the globally recognized accuracy of its malware detection. Together with Juniper’s comprehensive security devices, customers will be able to deploy enhanced defenses at the gateway, creating a comprehensive barrier against today’s threats.

This integration with Kaspersky delivers multiple benefits to Juniper’s enterprise and managed security service provider customers, including:

Detection of a wide range of malicious content: viruses, worms, trojans, backdoors, spyware, crimeware, rootkits, adware and other forms of malware;
A custom-built antivirus solution designed to effectively scan large volumes of network traffic, with hourly updates of pattern files to provide fast response to new viruses at low download traffic requirements; and
Malware detection in archived and compressed data with over 900 formats supported.
In addition to leveraging Juniper’s best-in-class firewall/VPN appliances with integrated antivirus and anti-spyware capabilities from Kaspersky, customers also benefit from Juniper’s J-Security Center portal, a community site that provides the latest information on vulnerabilities and viruses. The J-Security Center is supported by Juniper’s J-Security Research Lab group, which is comprised of in-house experts and multiple, best-in-class technology partners located across the globe, including Kaspersky, to provide distributed coverage and up-to-date information about existing and emerging threats. The J-Security Center can be found at security.juniper.net.

Availability
The Kaspersky antivirus and anti-spyware technology is available today on certain products in Juniper’s line of firewall/VPN appliances. The Kaspersky technology will be available on the Secure Services Gateway (SSG) in the 2nd half of 2006.

For more information about Juniper’s products, please visit www.juniper.net/products. For more information on joining the J-Partner Solutions Alliances program, please visit www.juniper.net/partners/.

About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company’s purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks’ portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world’s most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

About Kaspersky Lab, Inc.
Kaspersky Lab delivers the industry’s most immediate protection against Internet-born viruses and threats. Kaspersky is unmatched in the speed that it detects and disarms even the most sophisticated new attacks. Kaspersky offers complete security protection both corporate networks and home users with advanced antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-crimeware and firewall capabilities, supported by rapid response and automated hourly updates from its world renowned Internet security lab. Today, Kaspersky Lab’s products protect more than 200 million users worldwide and its technology is licensed by leading security vendors globally. To find out more about Kaspersky Lab, visit www.kaspersky.com.

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