For all the advances in enterprise networking over the years there's been one big step backward: security testing. Relatively few enterprises today conduct regular security tests in-house, relying instead on occasional tests by outside consultants or, more dangerously, just taking vendor claims at face value.
Two analysts give us their views on how much NAC you can get for your buck.
For many IT managers, security strategies and policies have been directed toward managing external risks and threats to their organisations such as spam, malware and network intrusion. But, several trends in work and IT are effectively changing this situation.
NAC pioneer ConSentry Networks is going out of business effective today, according to the company's founder.
InfoExpress is introducing a managed network access control service designed to reduce the ongoing costs of network access protection and provide better technical support than many businesses could afford in-house.
Despite some shortcomings, software-based network access control technology that enforces policies on network endpoints is often the first choice of customers who adopt the technology.