None of the vendors crowding this important category of network security is likely to make really big waves this year. It'll be the middle to the end of 2006 before companies have NAC up and running within the switch environment, ... 2006 will be the major year of getting your infrastructure up to date and defining your networking policies.
Quotes about nac (8 Quotes)
I've been doing (NAC) for two years. Why should I switch to something that just came out
The value of Mirage Networks' NAC solution is resonating with our customers and partners because we are solving a real business pain. Threats don't stop when a device comes on the network. So, unlike many, our NAC solution defends against threats spawned in the network interior. Winning the SC Magazine Award is recognition of the benefits of our unique approach that effective security doesn't have to be a bigger pain than the pain it's solving.
NAC is much needed technology and good news for integrators, offering opportunities to generate more business.
It's just common sense. Security has always been about having a flexible and dynamic policy in place, and NAC speaks to that.
We found NAC to be too intrusive. We can't touch every machine in a large university.
Other vendors will have to say they're NAC or NAP compliant. If they don't have that stamp of approval, they open themselves up to obsolescence if it becomes the standard.
I would argue that the operational burden far outweighs the capital gain. Firms that have started deploying NAC have stopped because of the complexity. You really can't get it up and running enterprise-wide from the get-go.