KUALA LUMPUR, 4 SEPTEMBER 2008 - US network provider Juniper Networks has been selected to protect China’s Ministry of Railways’ nationwide communications infrastructure, which includes the ministry's headquarters and 18 bureaux.
According to the company, the backbone of the solution is the Juniper Networks Integrated Security Gateway (ISG) 2000 firewall/VPN with integrated Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP).
Juniper’s China general manager, Zhang Xialin, said that the ISG 2000 was selected for its high-performance, comprehensive security and ability to easily protect the ministry's multi-segment network. The Ministry of Railway’s network is compartmentalized for more granular user access administration to minimise damage from network attack or failure, preventing or slowing problems from cascading across the entire infrastructure.
"The Juniper solution can be easily managed through a single interface without compromising performance or reliability," said Zhang. “The ISG 2000 is essentially the gatekeeper for multiple network segments, and the IDP feature further boosts network security.”
Purpose-built high-performance
The Ministry of Railways is also leveraging the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) capability of ISG 2000 with the optional IDP security modules. In addition to providing full IPS security protection from all the latest network attacks and threats, the tight integration of the security modules with the FW/VPN (Firewall/Virtual Private Network) capability enables seamless and simple management of the entire gateway.
"Electronic network security and reliability are as essential to China's sustained growth as the physical infrastructure of the country's railway system," added Zhang. "Organisations such as the Ministry of Railways are recognizing the high-performance reliability of our security solutions and we are pleased that Juniper's solutions are helping to ensure the smooth operation of mission-critical systems across China."
