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. Must-dos for evaluating NAC gear Anyone deploying NAC needs to test the products they are considering, and here are a few must-do tests for comparison. GAO finds more security problems in the Treasury Department Data used to fight money-laundering and funding for terrorists is at risk because of significant security weaknesses within the networks used by a crime-fighting arm of the U.S. Treasury Department, according to a government study. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. |
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