What businesses want from NAC

NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile What businesses want from NAC By Tim Greene In a recent NAC survey of businesses, the Aberdeen Group listed the top requirements that the respondents had for NAC. The top technology requirements were: preventing unauthorized users and machines from accessing the network; logging all access events and recording them centrally; enforcing policies on remote users; and quarantining unhealthy machines. Read full story 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. SPONSORED BY MESSAGELABS Executive Guide: A look at data protection Read this Executive Guide, "Keeping Data Safe and Found," to learn the latest news, analysis, and real-world user advice on protecting corporate data. This comprehensive Executive Guide examines technologies and methodologies, the cost of regulatory compliance and how IT professionals are juggling these issues today. Learn more today. RELATED NEWS: NAC best-practices, 12/06/2007 A recent NAC best-practices survey of 400 organizations by the Aberdeen Group found that many of them supplement NAC with other security ... Nevis NAC gear secures insurance company network, 12/06/07 The chance discovery of a consultant plugging in a laptop on its network led Missouri insurance company GEHA to install NAC as a means for segregating visitors from the corporate LAN. The Network World IT Buyer's Guides provide comprehensive, detailed information on how to select, test, buy and deploy thousands of network and IT products. The new Network World IT Buyer's Guides offer even more features than before, here's just one that's worth checking out: Network Access Control HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. '07 ENTERPRISE ALL-STARS Honoring outstanding technology projects. SPONSORED BY MESSAGELABS Executive Guide: A look at data protection Read this Executive Guide, "Keeping Data Safe and Found," to learn the latest news, analysis, and real-world user advice on protecting corporate data. This comprehensive Executive Guide examines technologies and methodologies, the cost of regulatory compliance and how IT professionals are juggling these issues today. Learn more today. Holiday Tech Toys Stumped on what gadgets and gizmos to give this holiday? Have no fear, Cool Tools' Keith Shaw is here. We do all of the heavy lifting of wading through hundreds of submitted technology products to find the very best holiday gift ideas. Click here to view our holiday gift guide: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_1210 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnsreport.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   12/11/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa Open source software targets math programs Network coding: networking's next revolution? Cyberattack on national labs The nine worst Microsoft products Former Microsoft employee charged 2007 Cool Yule Tools gift guide Nortel thrashes Cisco wireless market share Cisco warns of bug in desktop software Vista's IPv6 raises new security concerns TOP 100 OF 2007 Executive Guide The Security Treadmill This Executive Guide offers interviews with leading, real-world security experts who tell you how to get inside users' heads, fight for a bigger security budget, and whether VoIP security issues are overstated or underrated, and much more. Review this informative guide today. Click Here for More Information IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Security: Network Access Control Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. 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. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007