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Press Release: August 31, 2010

Junos Security: A Practical Guide to Junos Enterprise Services Gateways, Software, and Certification--New from O'Reilly Media

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Sebastopol, CAJunos® Security (O'Reilly Media, $74.99 USD) is the complete and authorized introduction to the new Juniper Networks SRX hardware series. This book provides a practical, hands-on field guide to deploying, configuring, and operating SRX. It also serves as a reference to help you prepare for any of the Junos Security Certification examinations offered by Juniper Networks.

"Junos® Security is the first look into the SRX platform by Juniper Networks," says co-author Rob Cameron. "It is the standard set of documentation for anyone who wants to get a real world view on how to use the product. It is written by five experts who have worked on the largest SRX designs in the world."

Network administrators and security professionals will learn how to use SRX Junos services gateways to address an array of enterprise data network requirements—including IP routing, intrusion detection, attack mitigation, unified threat management, and WAN acceleration. Junos® Security is a clear and detailed roadmap to the SRX product lines.

With this book, you will:

  • Get up to speed on Juniper's multi-function SRX platforms and SRX Junos software
  • Explore case studies and troubleshooting tips from engineers with extensive SRX experience
  • Become familiar with SRX security policy, Network Address Translation, and IPSec VPN configuration
  • Learn about routing fundamentals and high availability with SRX platforms
  • Discover what sets SRX apart from typical firewalls
  • Understand the operating system that spans the entire Juniper Networks networking hardware portfolio
  • Learn about the more commonly deployed branch series SRX as well as the large Data Center SRX firewalls

Advance Praise
"I know these authors well. They are out there in the field applying the SRX's industry-leading network security to real-world customers everyday. You could not learn from a more talented team of security engineers."
—Mark Bauhaus, EVP and General Manager, Juniper Networks

"Junos Security is destined to become the definitive and authoritative reference on Juniper's SRX platforms. You will not find a more comprehensive reference on Junos security than this book."
—James Maze, VP of Systems Engineering & Delivery, Torrey Point Group

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About the Authors

Rob Cameron is a Technical Marketing Manager for Juniper Networks' high-end security systems and the author of several SSN and SSL books published by Syngress. He is an expert on the SRX and leads the engineering teams supporting the technology across carrier, enterprise, and service provider venues.
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Brad Woodberg is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks high-end security systems. He currently holds the JNCIE-M #356, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIS-SSL, JNCIA-IDP, JNCIA-AC, and CCNP certifications and a BS in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University. Before joining Juniper Networks Brad worked as a senior engineer at a Juniper Elite Partner where he designed, implemented, managed, and supported large network and security infrastructures.
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Patricio Giecco is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks' branch security systems, where he designs best-practice security solutions and features for Juniper Networks. He has more than ten years of network consulting experience working for both vendors and service providers in Latin America, Europe, Asia and North America. At Juniper Networks, Patricio specializes in network security architecture, routing, risk management, and high-availability designs.
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Timothy Eberhard is a Subject Matter Expert for the wireless data networks at Sprint, where he has been a member of the Network Operations team for more than four years. He is CCSP, C|EH, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIS-ER, and JNCIS-M certified. He has written two open source software tools utilized by engineers around the world for supporting Juniper firewalls: the NSSA firewall session analyzer and the TPCAT packet capture analyzer.
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James Quinn is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks' high-end security systems. He was previously the Senior Resident Engineer for Juniper Networks at one of the largest wireless carriers in the world, and before that a senior engineer for a large public university system. He is JNCIE-M #117, JNCIE-ER #40, CCIE #8919, JNCIS-FWV, and JNCIS-ES certified and has contributed to writing Juniper Networks certification exams.
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Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781449381738


Junos Security Junos Security
Rob Cameron, Brad Woodberg, Patricio Giecco, Timothy Eberhard, James Quinn
ISBN: 9781449381714, 848 pages
Print Price: 74.99 USD, Ebook Price: 55.99 USD
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