Trusted Computing Group broadens its NAC scope
05/06/08
Trusted Computing Group is expanding its area of interest beyond pre-admission NAC to post-connect NAC.

Linux and Mac OS X need NAC support too
05/01/08
The Interop Labs test of NAC interoperability showed little participation by vendors that support checking endpoints running Linux and Mac OS X.

Microsoft's NAP plays a leading role in NAC interoperability
04/29/08
Interop Labs is again taking a look at NAC interoperability and that project has produced interesting interpretations of the importance of Microsoft's network access protection (NAP).

Windows XP SP3 completes Microsoft's NAC architecture
04/24/08
Microsoft says it will release Windows XP Service Pack 3 by the end of the month, dropping the final shoe needed to complete its NAC architecture, which it calls network access protection (NAP).

HP gear supports and simplifies Microsoft NAP
04/22/08
HP is announcing that its gear supports Microsoft NAP and claiming that it also makes NAP simpler to configure.

Simplifying NAP for SMBs
04/17/08
Now that Microsoft's network access protection has arrived, a startup is trying to make a business out of simplifying NAP setup for SMBs.

Cisco's Microsoft-compatible NAC gear almost ready
04/15/08
Cisco says it will have its Microsoft-compatible NAC gear ready in about a month, which should be good news for a lot of potential NAC users who are customers of both vendors.

Enterasys introduces new NAC appliances
04/10/08
Enterasys is introducing new NAC appliances that can be installed in-band to block traffic that violates policies or out-of-band for less invasive and easier to deploy architectures.

Bradford adds more guest access control
04/08/08
Bradford Networks is addressing one of the most common tasks customers set for their NAC gear: controlling the access of guests on corporate networks.

NAC standards a slow work in progress
04/03/08
Standards for NAC are still wending their way through the IETF, but don't hold your breath because they're not doing so at blinding speed, which is not surprising based on the history of how standards make their way through the IETF approval process.

NetClarity reveals mystery method of blocking suspicious traffic
04/01/08
NetClarity sells NAC gear that until now blocked suspicious traffic in a mysterious way that somehow involved switches in the network, but all the company would say about it was: Patent pending.

The unceremonious demise of another NAC vendor
03/27/08
The unceremonious demise of Lockdown Networks last week is yet another sign that there are too many NAC vendors trying to sell to too few NAC customers.

Why Lockdown Networks went belly up
03/25/08
Lockdown Networks went belly up last week and a former employee offers a pretty good explanation of why.

Baltimore hospital needs virtual NAC capabilities now
03/20/08
Last time this newsletter addressed NAC for virtual machines and said the problem was pretty much theoretical. Turns out it's not for a Baltimore hospital.

NAC has a virtual problem
03/18/08
Virtual machines offer a lot of utility to networks, but could pose problems for NAC.

Sophos offers a sensible NAC approach
03/13/08
Sophos is adding NAC to its desktop security suite, addressing one of the pressing problems of NAC deployment: that it means yet another client on endpoints.

Bad news for NAC vendors that rely on agents
03/11/08
Enterprises are fed up with agents on their endpoints - very fed up. Part of the reason is that the more agents on an endpoint, the more demanding the task of maintaining them. Another part is the complaints that flood the help desk when something goes wrong, or doesn't go wrong yet an agent degrades performance of the endpoint.

Windows XP SP3 with NAP coming soon
03/06/08
Coming soon: Windows XP Service Pack 3 featuring, network access protection, which is Microsoft's answer to NAC.

Vendors tout their NAP compatibility
03/04/08
Now that Microsoft has launched Windows Server 2008, customers have all the elements to use Microsoft's version of NAC known as network access protection (NAP). Or do they?

NAC on Demand
02/28/08
Mirage Networks is teaming up with Security on Demand to offer a NAC service. The companies say the service called NAC on Demand eliminates capital costs for NAC gear and lifts the burden of maintaining NAC infrastructure from businesses.

How businesses should look at NAC
02/26/08
Businesses shouldn't look at NAC as a separate security system, but rather as a set of tasks that must be performed in an overall network architecture regardless of the actual gear carrying them out, according to a recent report by the Yankee Group.

With Windows Server 2008 there's no more NAPping
02/21/08
By the end of the month, Microsoft will release Windows Server 2008 which contains native support for its NAC scheme called network access protection (NAP).

A networking reality: Customers like boxes
02/19/08
StillSecure has decided to face a networking reality: customers like boxes. While it may be less expensive to buy software and install it on off-the-shelf servers, for some reason, customers seem to prefer buying a hardware/software combo that they can plug in and have support for.

Using NAC to comply with industry regulations
02/14/08
NAC vendors claim their technology can be used to meet requirements of governmental and industry regulations, and a California security consultant says he has used it for just that.

World's smallest NAC appliance
02/12/08
NetClarity is shooting for "world's smallest" distinction with its EasyNAC Micro appliance.

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