NAC can help defend your company.
IT security and control firm Sophos, today announced the
availability of a new Sophos podcast, "NAC stripped
bare", where Network Access Control specialist Matthew
Holden-Milner explains the importance network access control for
today's companies.
Simply click on the arrow above to stream the
podcast through your browser. Alternatively you can download it to your
MP3 player.
Although NAC has been available for the last few years, many
organisations still see it as a new technology. Reports to Sophos
suggest that many businesses feel that their questions about NAC
have not been answered. This podcast attempts to address companies'
needs, answering such questions as how the solution works, whether
access control is even required if a firewall and anti-virus are in
place, and whether the time taken to deploy the solution is worth
the benefits.
"With many industry analysts claiming that NAC is the next big
thing, companies are facing a buying dilemma," said Carole Theriault, host of
the Sophos podcasts. "Even those that want to bring in the
technology are confronted with a massive range of solutions -
software or hardware? will the solution they choose work with their
existing security vendor? will they have to wait months before they
can trial the solution in their own network? Matthew debunks some
of the myths about NAC, and explains why allowing only compliant
and trusted machines on the network can mitigate against security
threats."
All Sophos podcasts are available for
download. Previous podcasts have covered topics such as the
dangers
of social networking sites, zero-day
threats, corporate
security policies, and rootkits.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.