Network and Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
2015-11-25T17:03:36Z
Nov 25, 2015
The most important aspect to look for when evaluating Network Access Control (NAC) is the rogue detection/blocking capabilities, a prospective buyer of NAC should be 100% convinced that the NAC solution being evaluated will lock down unauthorized devices accessing their network 100% of the time.
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IT Solutions Consultant | Entrepreneur at Simple IT Today
Consultant
2021-11-03T02:52:40Z
Nov 3, 2021
With the advent of IOTs, NAC should be able to identify any device that connects to the network. It may not necessarily be able to identify it, for as long as it holds an IP/MAC address, it should be able to alert admins for proper network classification and identification.
Flexibility. Flexibility of integration options within existing network, flexibility of enforcement options, flexibility of policy implementation. That and visibility to all of the devices on the network. You can't enforce what you can't see.
Director of Systems Engineering Enablement at ForeScout Technologies Inc.
Vendor
2017-02-24T20:31:14Z
Feb 24, 2017
I agree with Anirudh, the product should be easily deployable and scalable. The next thing I would look for is the visibility the product brings to the table. When working on a NAC project you want to make sure you are securing all your assets and not just the ones that are playing nicely.
What is network access control (NAC)? Network access control (NAC) is a type of security software solution that controls who can access a network and in what capacity. These security solutions provide network visibility and access management by enforcing the security policies on connected devices across the network.
The most important aspect to look for when evaluating Network Access Control (NAC) is the rogue detection/blocking capabilities, a prospective buyer of NAC should be 100% convinced that the NAC solution being evaluated will lock down unauthorized devices accessing their network 100% of the time.
With the advent of IOTs, NAC should be able to identify any device that connects to the network. It may not necessarily be able to identify it, for as long as it holds an IP/MAC address, it should be able to alert admins for proper network classification and identification.
Identification of all devices (wired, wireless, IoT, VM), agentless and the ability to protect the network by blocking untrusted devices
capable of providing threat, vulnerability, or application visibility into the endpoints.
ease of use, vendor neutral, scalability, integration with other Security devices like MDM, Firewall, SIEM, TAC support, Guest, BYOD, Posture Capability, etc
Scales well, ease of deployment, and posture checking capability.
Flexibility. Flexibility of integration options within existing network, flexibility of enforcement options, flexibility of policy implementation. That and visibility to all of the devices on the network. You can't enforce what you can't see.
I agree with Anirudh, the product should be easily deployable and scalable. The next thing I would look for is the visibility the product brings to the table. When working on a NAC project you want to make sure you are securing all your assets and not just the ones that are playing nicely.
The most important aspect to look while evaluating Network Access Control (NAC) is ease of deployment in the network and maximum devices support.