TheLowDown Monthly Newsletter
September 2007
Cisco's Network Admission Control Power Broadens
"New Network Module for Cisco Integrated
Services Router Provides Exceptional Security for Branch Offices"
Cisco is introducing a new Integrated Services Router (ISR), a
Network Admission Control (NAC), and it broadens the scope and power
for businesses throughout the world. It is a sophisticated solution
for modular security.
"It protects businesses by authenticating, authorizing,
evaluating and remediating remote user machines connected via
wired or wireless links, prior to granting them access to
corporate networks. Designed for branch offices, the NAC Network
Module for the Integrated Services Routers resolves potential
threats and vulnerabilities locally before they are transferred
over the wide-area network (WAN), helping to prevent them from
affecting the broader corporate network. With this latest
addition, Cisco helps the information technology (IT) department
meet security compliance requirements and reduces network
complexity, IT staff training time and maintenance costs" (Cisco
News).
"Its addition of endpoint profiler sweetens the
pot. For example, aside from streamlining our
management, the NAC-ISR module allows us to
concentrate our security efforts within the network
itself. It gives us an opportunity to offer our
customers more synergy between their network and
security as well. . . The module enforces security
policies on all networked devices, whether they are
owned by the corporation, employees, contractors, or
guests, and whether they connect via wired,
wireless, or remote connectivity. These devices can
include Windows, Mac, and Linux machines, laptops,
desktops, personal digital assistants, printers, IP
phones, and more. . . Profiler strengthens IT's
ability to protect users and devices without adding
another server. Cisco is broadening and deepening
the capability that IT has to protect its business,
employees, and information" (Cisco News).
"We use the Cisco Endpoint Profiler because the pre- and
post-admission visibility and understanding it provides is pivotal
in enabling us to effectively manage network access for employees,
visitors, and the myriad devices we see in our healthcare
environment," said Eric Johnson, IT project manager at Baylor
College of Medicine.
This is good news for today's networks! However, older
Cisco network equipment is very secure too. If you are on a
constrained budget, please give us a call at 1-800-908-9665, and let
our Sales Managers help you out. 
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