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.
Few customers of network access control use it for what it was intended, preferring instead to deploy the security technology to keep guests and contractors away from corporate production networks, according to a new report.