Network Access Control Basics

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	Perimeter defense in the era of the perimeterless network SearchSecurity.com | 19 Aug 2009 VIDEO - When it comes to perimeter defense, identifying the network edge is a challenge in itself. This video offers insight on defending the enterprise in a perimeterless world, including the issues of a perimeterless network and ...

	NAC and endpoint security: The hard questions SearchSecurity.com | 13 Mar 2007 VIDEO - Joel Snyder covers challenging endpoint security questions and explains how NAC technology can address them.

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NEWS: 1 - 3 of 34

	Security vendors can learn from ConSentry Networks demise SearchSecurity.com | 09.09.2009 OPINION - The switch-oriented NAC vendor serves as a sad reminder that security often only has niche appeal, says security expert Eric Ogren.

	Symantec offers endpoint protection management, monitoring services SearchSecurity.com | 23 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Symantec responds to pain points of managing endpoint protection with two managed services to help deploy and maintain antivirus, NAC products and endpoint security suites.

	Opinion: Gartner gets NAC wrong, again SearchSecurity.com | 04.22.2009 OPINION - Columnist Eric Ogren has harsh words for Gartner following the recent release of its NAC magic quadrant report. The reality, Ogren writes, is that NAC isn't maturing; it's already half dead.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 26

	Five NAC-like endpoint settings enforced with group policy Submitted By: SearchMidmarketSecurity.com | 20 Nov 2009 TIP - Complexity and cost may keep you from investing in NAC. Fear not, endpoint integrity enforcement, for example, can be achieved through directory group policies.

	How to help customers choose a network access control product Submitted By: SearchSecurityChannel.com | 18 Sep 2009 TIP - Learn some variables to consider when choosing a NAC product, including what some large vendors' NAC products have to offer over some of the smaller vendor offerings.

	Network access control technology: Over-hyped or underused? 10 Aug 2009 TIP - Thinking of deploying network access control (NAC) technology in your enterprise, but aren't sure if its capabilities have finally caught up to its hype?

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 9

	Quiz: Endpoint security on a budget 05 May 2009 QUIZ - Take this five-question quiz and test your knowledge of low-cost endpoint security techniques.

	Quiz: Using NAC to create a strong endpoint security strategy SearchSecurity.com | 18 Mar 2008 QUIZ - A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of Mike Chapple's Integration of Networking and Security School lesson.

	Snyder On Security: An insider's guide to the essentials Information Security Decisions | 23 Oct 2006 SESSION DOWNLOADS - Joel Snyder, senior partner with consultancy Opus One, provides an in-depth look at information security trends and technologies.

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 11

	Best Network Access Control Products Information Security Magazine | 03 Sep 2009 Readers vote for the best NAC products, including appliance, software and infrastructure user and device network access policy creation, compliance, enforcement and remediation.

	Product Review: Rohati TNS 100 Information Security Magazine | 11 Feb 2009 HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - Rohati's Transaction Network System brings NAC to the application level, and delivers granular access control for Web-based applications and file shares.

	Learn how to choose NAC services Information Security Magazine | 01 Oct 2008 HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - Figure out the right questions to ask your network access control (NAC) service provider or vendor.

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Quickly Break the Compliance Log Jam with a Sustainable Log Management Program - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   02 FEB 2006, 14:00 EST (19:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Have you discovered that little guidance exists as to specifically what must be done to solve log management problems? This webcast details a consistent, best practices-based method for quickly implementing a successful and sustainable log management program for compliance requirements.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 3

	masquerade 20 Nov 2000 WORD - In general, a masquerade is a disguise. In terms of communications security issues, a masquerade is a type of attack where the attacker pretends to be an authorized user of a system in order to gain access to it or to gain ...

	Kerberos 03 Mar 2003 WORD - Kerberos is a secure method for authenticating a request for a service in a computer network. Kerberos was developed in the Athena Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The name is taken from Greek ...

	phreak 08 May 2001 WORD - A phreak is someone who breaks into the telephone network illegally, typically to make free long-distance phone calls or to tap phone lines. The term is now sometimes used to include anyone who breaks or tries to break the ...

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