802.1x is important to NAC

Security: Network Access Control Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile The upside of 802.1x for NAC users By Tim Greene ProCurve from HP has joined the OpenSEA alliance, which is developing an open source 802.1x client. The upside of this for NAC users is that if they are implementing NAC and using 802.1x as the authentication and enforcement mechanism, they don't have to rely on Cisco, Juniper or Microsoft, the three major commercial vendors of such software. 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. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY QUALYS On Demand Security Risk and Compliance Management Solutions Learn the benefits of on demand security risk and compliance management through this informative microsite. Download, view and listen to this compilation of whitepapers, webcasts, and videos to learn how to more accurately discover vulnerabilities. Find out how to ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation. Click here to visit our microsite today! RELATED NEWS: Cisco 2007 security strides Cisco security expert Jamey Heary's list of top 5 coolest security features/products released by Cisco in '07. What Cisco TrustSec Learned From Cisco NAC Failures Cisco's TrustSec framework learned a great number of lessons from the Cisco NAC framework failures of the past. Oh and the lessons they've learned! Let me count the ways, writes blogger Mitchell Ashley. NAC management can be a headache, 04/19/07 NAC deployments present special problems in management because they cross boundaries between groups responsible for security, network configuration and desktop configuration. Any NAC management platform must have the ability to integrate into all three areas. THE FASTEST FIREWALLS  Crossbeam, IBM win raw performance test; Juniper scores on price. HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. SPONSORED BY QUALYS On Demand Security Risk and Compliance Management Solutions Learn the benefits of on demand security risk and compliance management through this informative microsite. Download, view and listen to this compilation of whitepapers, webcasts, and videos to learn how to more accurately discover vulnerabilities. Find out how to ensure regulatory compliance and prioritize remediation. Click here to visit our microsite 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)   12/13/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Payment processor accused of taking millions AT&T employees sound off on telework cuts Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa Scary tech stories Top six Cisco acquisitions of 2007 The nine worst Microsoft products 2007 Cool Yule Tools gift guide Review: Who's got the fastest firewall? AT&T expands reach of 40G backbone Wireless hits crossroads, Part 2 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