One of our latest studies is the Efficacy of Emerging Network Security Technologies our objective is to learn about organizations’ use and perceptions about emerging network security technologies and their ability to address serious security threats.  The emerging technologies examined in this study include next generation firewalls, intrusion prevention systems with reputation feeds and web application firewalls. Some interesting findings include:  Securing web traffic is by far the most significant network security concern for the majority of organizations. However, the majority of respondents say network security technologies fall short of vendors’ promises. Almost half (48 percent) of respondents agree that emerging network security technologies are not effective in minimizing attacks that aim to bring down web applications or curtail gratuitous Internet traffic. To read a copy of the report please click http://www.juniper.net/us/en/dm/spotlight