Choosing a NAC vendor

NAC customer chooses to go with the little guy, the NAC-only vendor Security: Network Access Control Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Qualys Preparing for the Next Cyber Attack. Ensure you are up-to-speed on the latest security technologies available to keep your network safe in this Executive Guide. Get a thorough assessment of the corporate security threat landscape. Protect your network with data leakage protection, NAC and other technologies explained in this report. Download this Executive Guide now. Spotlight Story Choosing a NAC vendor By Tim Greene A recent conversation with a NAC customer revealed a traditional type of reasoning that is sound enough and probably more common than you might think: nobody ever got fired for going with IBM (or Microsoft or Cisco or fill in the blank). But this has a twist. Read full story Tim Greene is senior editor at Network World. Related News: Must-dos for evaluating NAC gear Anyone deploying NAC needs to test the products they are considering, and here are a few must-do tests for comparison. Considering NAC's expanded uses Those considering NAC and even those who have already bought it might want to consider expanding its use, according to a recent Gartner report. ConSentry adds network audit and control software Network access control specialist ConSentry is moving away from pure NAC, and towards providing wider visibility and control over the network. It has developed software that uses the deep packet inspection chips built into its switches and controllers to track and audit all sorts of network activity. ConSentry upgrades its threat engine ConSentry’s new software for its intelligent switches adds a permanent agent for assessing endpoint security and can assess what Windows operating system patches have been applied. ConSentry's LANShield gear has NAC ConSentry makes switches that support NAC, and that is how the company hyped itself when it started out, but the gear does a lot more. ConSentry lands more funding Even in these hard economic times ConSentry Networks has managed to land another round of funding - this one for $9.4 million. ConSentry CEO talks up security issues Network-access-control start-up ConSentry Networks has filled its long-vacant CEO position with Joe Golden, a partner in Accel Partners, a ConSentry investor. Golden was a partner in Accel Partners' London venture-capital office from 2001 until ConSentry hired him; before that he was Cisco's managing director of business development and strategic alliances for Europe, Middle East and Africa. With NAC in flux and with some start-ups having failed, Golden spoke with Network World Senior Editor Tim Greene about ConSentry, its strategy and the future of NAC. 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