Channel Strategies for the CIOA network access control (NAC) policy restricts endpoint access based on the device's compliance with a defined security policy. Offering this form of network security can bolster your security offerings and increase
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business opportunities.
In this NAC security mini guide we've gathered some of our best content on network access control and its role in an organization's infosec strategy. You'll learn about the benefits of NAC, and how to implement a network access control policy in your customers' networks. This guide will also cover how NAC technologies can improve endpoint security and NAC's role in achieving regulatory compliance.
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Network access control: A broad definition
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What exactly is NAC? How do you compare NAC products? While NAC technologies continue to expand,
Andrew Braunberg, senior analyst with the Washington, D.C.-based consultancy Current Analysis,
defends an expanded definition that would leverage NAC as a truly ubiquitous access control
system.
In this tip, learn more about NAC security and products and gain a better understanding of all the components of a network access control policy.
Making sense of network access control
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Network access control is known for its complicated nature and difficult implementation. Due to the
technology's setbacks, many organizations are left questioning if NAC implementation is
beneficial.
In this tip, analyst Paul Roberts guides you through the pros and cons of network access control, as well as reseller benefits and opportunities so you can determine if NAC technology is a good fit for your customers.
Hot Spot Tutorial: NAC security
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There are a variety of network access control technologies out there, which can lead to confusion
among clients looking simply to protect their network against unprotected systems.
Here value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators (SIs) can gain learn about the many forms of NAC, including their individual benefits and implementation pros and cons, in order to help clients determine which technology suits them best.
NAC's role in regulatory compliance
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Regulatory compliance has been driving security services across all industries, thanks to
regulations like PCI DSS and HIPAA, so it's imperative that organizations understand how network
access control technologies fit into an overall compliance strategy.
Here we discuss whether NAC is a compliance enabler or detractor.
Implementing NAC security products
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Network access control means different things to different people, and there are several ways of
implementing NAC products -- as infrastructure-based solutions, drop-in appliances or endpoint
software.
Learn how to determine the best NAC product implementation based on your customer's needs, such as cost, difficultly of installation and infrastructure standards.
Using a network access control policy for endpoint protection and compliance
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Whether you're considering network access controls (NAC) for the first time or are deep into a
company-wide deployment, this lesson will show you how
to use a network access control policy and NAC tools to develop an endpoint protection security
strategy.
You will learn how to properly integrate NAC technology amongst already existing security tools, and how network access control can help corporations overcome compliance woes.
CISSP Spotlight article: Domain 2, Access Control
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Access controls enable the protection of security assets by restricting access to systems and data
by users, applications and other systems.
In this CISSP Training Security School lesson on CISSP Domain 2, Access Control, learn how access controls support the core security principles of confidentiality, integrity and availability by inducing subjects to positively identify themselves and prove they possess the appropriate credentials, rights and privileges to obtain access to the target resource and its information.
This was first published in July 2010
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