Network Access Control For Dummies - Softcover

Kelley, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470398671 ISBN 13: 9780470398678

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 2009

Synopsis

Network access control (NAC) is how you manage network security when your employees, partners, and guests need to access your network using laptops and mobile devices. Network Access Control For Dummies is where you learn how NAC works, how to implement a program, and how to take real-world challenges in stride. You'll learn how to deploy and maintain NAC in your environment, identify and apply NAC standards, and extend NAC for greater network security. Along the way you'll become familiar with what NAC is (and what it isn't) as well as the key business drivers for deploying NAC. Learn the steps of assessing, evaluating, remediating, enforcing, and monitoring your program Understand the essential functions of Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Decide on the best NAC approach for your organization and which NAC policies are appropriate Discover how to set policies that are enforceable and reasonable enough to be followed, yet still effective Become familiar with the architectures and standards essential to NAC Involve and motivate everyone in the organization whose support is critical to a successful implementation Network Access Control For Dummies shows you the steps for planning your implementation, who should be involved, where enforcement should occur, and much more. When you flip the switch, you'll know what to expect.

About this title

About the Author

Jay Kelley is Product Marketing Manager for Juniper Networks Unified Access Control solutions. Rich Campagna is Product Line Manager for Juniper Networks UAC and SSL VPN product families. Denzil Wessels is Technical Marketing Manager for Juniper Networks UAC and SSL VPN.

From the Back Cover

Get on the fast track to NAC and keep your network safe

These days, when employees, partners, and guests want to access your network using laptops, mobile devices, and more, protecting your network takes on a new dimension. Network access control is the answer, and here′s where you′ll learn to make sense of it all. Discover how NAC works, implement a program, and prepare to take real–world challenges in stride!

• The NAC lifecycle learn the steps of assessing, evaluating, remediating, enforcing, and monitoring your program

• Which one′s for you? decide on the best NAC approach for your organization

• AAA is not the auto club understand the essential functions of Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

• It′s our policy determine which NAC policies are appropriate for your company

• A delicate balance learn how to set policies that are enforceable and reasonable enough to be followed, yet still effective

• Get ′em on board involve and motivate everyone whose support is critical to a successful implementation

• Let′s get techie become familiar with the architectures and standards involved

• Be prepared know what to expect when you flip the switch

Open the book and find:

• What NAC is, and what it isn′t

• Key business drivers for deploying NAC

• Steps for planning your implementation

• Who needs to be involved

• Ten best practices for NAC

• Where enforcement should occur

• The role of standards

• How NAC works with other network components

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470398671
• ISBN 13: 9780470398678
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 340