This is a pretty poor comparison. NAC is more like a dynamic network firewall, personal firewall means to me the client makes the decision, whereas with NAC it should be the network.
The N in NAC stands for Network.
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the many faces of nac
Tim- while you know I agree with you that NAC is very versatile, I don't think comparing it to a personal firewall is the right analogy. I have written more about this on my blog here: http://www.stillsecureafteralltheseyears.com/ashimmy/2008/07/the-many-faces.html
it's useless to regard NAC as a personal firewall...
it's useless to regard NAC as a personal firewall...