IT administrators can enforce policies over unsecured computers
accessing their network with Sophos NAC 3.0.
At the RSA Conference today, Sophos, a world leader in IT
security and control, launched Sophos NAC 3.0, a comprehensive network
access control (NAC) solution for protecting against threats posed
by unsecured computers. Giving IT administrators control over
business partners, guests, and employees accessing their network,
Sophos NAC 3.0 does not require firms to change their existing
network hardware infrastructure or existing security software
solution. IT teams can now easily manage who has access to what
within the organization's network, while also better protecting
systems from malware attacks.
Sophos NAC 3.0 combines powerful assessment and reporting tools
with comprehensive policy enforcement capabilities. Organizations
can ensure security compliance even before users connect to the
enterprise network whether they are logging on by LAN, remote,
wired, wireless, managed or unmanaged endpoints.
Some key functions include:
- Predefined assessments covering more than 350 security
applications and more than 600 OS patches with point-and-click
inclusion into policy
- Rapid response to new and unforeseen threats using custom
application creation and enforcement
- Reports on the state of endpoint compliance over time as well
as network access alerts
- "Is current" functionality automatically updates antivirus
and anti-spyware applications, enabling administrators to set up a
policy once and then forget about it
- Complete, flexible security policies
"Finding a balance between easy network access and security is
always a conundrum for system administrators. Historically, these
two applications run independently, requiring more administration
time and related training," said Christian Christiansen, Program
Vice President, Security Products & Services, IDC. "An
integrated NAC solution strikes the necessary balance by protecting
businesses' assets from malicious threats at all endpoints."
Sophos NAC 3.0.
Designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, Sophos NAC
3.0 is centrally managed through an intuitive web interface. System
administrators can create and manage policies that can be applied
to employees, business partners, consultants and guests who may
have access to the network. Endpoints can be permitted or denied
access to the network, automatically remediated, isolated,
quarantined, messaged or exempted from policies.
"In the real world, visitors are attaching their unprotected PCs
to other companies' networks, and users are turning off their
firewalls after they have logged into the network. Organizations
allowing this behavior to continue are playing with fire," said
Steve Munford, CEO, Sophos. "Sophos's policy-driven software NAC
solution stops insecure and non-compliant computers from connecting
to your network. In addition it prevents users from exposing
networks to threats by stopping them from tampering with their
security settings."
Sophos's Standard Support, included with every Sophos license,
gives customers 24-hour support, every day of the year, provided by
a globally managed team. Customers can contact Sophos engineers for
one-to-one assistance at any time.
Sophos is exhibiting Sophos NAC 3.0 at the RSA Conference, Booth
#1809, from February 5-9 2007 at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco, CA.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.