TippingPoint extends network access control solution across key vertical markets
(Business News, 04 Jun 2008 )
TippingPoint has deployed its latest 4.1 version of the TippingPoint Network Access Control (NAC) Solution across several key vertical markets. TippingPoint’s NAC solution utilizes multiple methods for user identification, access enforcement and posture assessment across each entry point in the network. This innovative approach provides enterprises greater control over network access and usage while reducing network security cost and complexity. The TippingPoint NAC solution is a key element of the TippingPoint IPS-Secured Network, which combines TippingPoint’s award-winning IPS with the TippingPoint NAC solution to provide broad network protection from the WAN perimeter to key interior network points. “Last year, we witnessed a lot of confusion in the industry associated with NAC and a reluctance to initiate deployments due to the lack of maturity in NAC products and overwhelming costs associated with network upgrades and complex implementations,” said Ricky Ho, Managing Director of TippingPoint (Hong Kong & Macau branch). “We’ve broken the barriers to NAC adoption by providing authentication and enforcement flexibility, a very easy to use management console for access policy creation, and flexible, cost-effective deployment options to simplify implementation and ramp-up.”
The TippingPoint NAC solution subjects users and devices to rigorous authentication, authorization and security posture compliance checks. Access can be restricted based on role, device type, posture, location and time of day and multiple enforcement options, including 802.1X, DHCP and inline blocking, can be utilized. Unauthorized users are prevented from accessing the network and non-compliant devices are directed to remediate based on discovered vulnerabilities before access is granted.
“TippingPoint NAC provides secure guest access seamlessly across both wired and wireless networks,” said Andy Jones, systems analyst for Rheem Manufacturing AC Division IT. “We were impressed by how quickly policies for posture assessment could be created and the breadth of vendors TippingPoint NAC supported out of the box.”
TippingPoint NAC also interoperates with TippingPoint’s Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to ensure malicious traffic from any connected endpoint is blocked, and noncompliant traffic triggers policy-controlled actions including blocking, quarantining, alerting or rate-shaping. This layered security approach combining NAC and in-line IPS gives security personnel unprecedented abilities to automatically enforce network access and security policies across all users, devices, traffic flows and content.
