StillSecure offers NAC lite

Security: Network Access Control This newsletter is sponsored by StillSecure Having Trouble Deploying NAC? NAC authority Alan Shimel, CSO at StillSecure, says: "The industry has been crying out for something to ease the pain of implementing NAC." Now with Safe Access Lite, you can download NAC for free to test your endpoints' security posture and policy compliance without disrupting your network. To find out more, click here! Network World's Security: Network Access Control Newsletter, 09/27/07 StillSecure offers NAC lite By Tim Greene StillSecure is offering a monitor-only version of its Safe Access NAC software so customers can see whether NAC makes sense for them. Safe Access Lite assesses endpoints just like the full Safe Access product only it doesn’t enforce access policies. It’s also free. The offer supports up to 250 endpoints and includes all three endpoint-assessment options: use of a full NAC client, use of a Web-based NAC agent downloaded at the time of access, and assessing the endpoint without any client. Straight Talk from Security Experts Leading security experts share their advice, secrets and real-world experiences in Network World's latest Executive Guide, "The Security Treadmill." Learn how to get inside users' heads, fight for a bigger security budget and much more. Click here to download this Executive Guide. The software assesses endpoints as they try to log in and reports on whether they live up to NAC requirements. If not, network managers can manually enforce the policies or just compile data on compliance rates in preparation for eventual full NAC implementations. Such monitoring can be useful. For instance, many businesses that have rolled out NAC discovered too late that very few of their endpoints actually met NAC policies. They had to hold back on their rollouts until they could upgrade the endpoints so large numbers of users wouldn’t be denied network access and disrupt business. Customers can roll out Safe Access Lite without having to face this problem. The software notifies IT managers of devices that don’t comply, but the devices still get network access. If network managers deem it appropriate, they can manually deny access. Safe Access Lite also gives customers the chance to play with NAC without committing themselves to a purchase. As with any new technology, NAC has a learning curve that can be satisfied at least in part by playing with Lite. Anyone considering NAC should consider this valuable learning tool. And remember, it’s free.   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 StillSecure Having Trouble Deploying NAC? NAC authority Alan Shimel, CSO at StillSecure, says: "The industry has been crying out for something to ease the pain of implementing NAC." Now with Safe Access Lite, you can download NAC for free to test your endpoints' security posture and policy compliance without disrupting your network. To find out more, click here! ARCHIVE Archive of the Security: 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