NetMotion's wireless VPN gets NAC

Network Access Control This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Inside the industry's largest public NAC test Get an independent review of Cisco's CNAC and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC network access control frameworks via Network World's latest Editorial Briefing "Implementing NAC." Get the real scoop and go inside the industry's largest public test of available NAC products. Network World's Network Access Control Newsletter, 06/14/07 NetMotion's wireless VPN gets NAC By Tim Greene Look to NetMotion to add NAC to its wireless VPN gear later this year. The NAC product will be part of a software upgrade for its Mobility XE platform that will add NAC scanning capabilities to the Mobility client. The software will scan wireless devices before they are admitted to network resources. The scan will check that virus software is turned on and updated, operating systems are patched, antispyware is installed and running, URL filters are working and the like. Explore the Business of Security in the Only Collaborative Summit for Senior Executives September 10-11, 2007 | The Fairmont Hotel Chicago How do you communicate to fellow executives the business value of allocating resources to drive security initiatives? At The Security Standard, you'll explore issues like these from a strategic viewpoint. It's the only event that fosters peer collaboration on the latest business, planning and best practices in security management. Click here for more details. Click here for more details The platform as it stands today consists of the client software that runs on Windows hosts and a server that proxies a VPN link between the end device and the network. The server also maintains sessions with the wireless devices as they pass from access point to access point. So when devices pass from one to another, sessions pick up where they left off without losing data and without requiring the end user to log in again. The Mobility server already includes a policy engine for authentication and assigning access rights based on criteria based on Layer 2 to 7 parameters. This same engine will be used to decide whether a device passes NAC muster and what resources it should gain access to. With NAC added to the mix of Mobility XE functionality, network security experts can tack on an extra layer of protection beyond what is provided by NetMotion’s VPN. The functionality is just for wireless devices, so it will still be necessary to install a supplemental NAC system for wired access if controlling LAN devices is required.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering network access control, virtual private networking gear, remote access, WAN acceleration and aspects of VoIP technology. You can reach him at tgreene@nww.com. This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Inside the industry's largest public NAC test Get an independent review of Cisco's CNAC and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC network access control frameworks via Network World's latest Editorial Briefing "Implementing NAC." Get the real scoop and go inside the industry's largest public test of available NAC products. ARCHIVE Archive of the Network Access Control Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007