The IETF extends its timeframe for NAC standards

The IETF extends its timeframe to further improve the proposal for NAC standards Security: Network Access Control Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by HP Global network audit and control Get the facts on the HP Network Automation architecture that intelligently uses network bandwidth and adheres to company security policies and best practices without creating security violations or affecting your production environment. Learn more today. Spotlight Story The IETF extends its timeframe for NAC standards By Tim Greene The last newsletter cited in error some milestones for completion of Internet Engineering Task Force NAC standards as if they were the actual timetable. Read full story Tim Greene is senior editor at Network World. Related News: IETF standards for NAC in the final stages Internet Engineering Task Force standards for NAC are in their final stages, according to IETF postings. NAC questions nag at big security vendors Symantec and McAfee appear to be bumping up against a common wall when it comes to one component typically found in security software suites: Network access control. Is your NAC compatible with your switches? Independent NAC vendors make NAC gear that employs network access switches as enforcement points, but before buying, customers should make sure the switches and the particular NAC product are compatible. Main NAC use: Guest enforcer NAC is used mainly to keep guests and contractors under control when they connect to corporate networks, according to a new Gartner study. What's the Conficker worm got to do with NAC? The Conficker worm doesn't directly have anything to do with NAC, but as is the case when any pervasive attack becomes high profile, vendors leap in to point out how their products could have prevented the problem. 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