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| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Portnox | 7.8% |
| Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) | 18.5% |
| Aruba ClearPass | 17.8% |
| Other | 55.9% |
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Verizon Software Defined Perimeter | 0.7% |
| Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange Platform | 12.2% |
| Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks | 9.8% |
| Other | 77.3% |

| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 20 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 10 |
| Large Enterprise | 15 |
Portnox NAC is a cloud-native network access control solution built for today's hybrid, distributed enterprises. Get real-time visibility into every device on your network, enforce risk-based access policies automatically, and maintain continuous compliance — all without deploying a single on-premises appliance.
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About Portnox Security
Portnox is a cloud-native enterprise access control provider that helps organizations secure every identity - human and non-human - across networks, applications, and infrastructure. As identities, devices, and workloads multiply across modern environments, Portnox enables continuous access verification based on identity context, device posture, and risk signals. Its unified platform brings together passwordless authentication, access control, continuous policy enforcement, and automated response through a single policy engine.
Portnox gives security and IT teams real-time visibility into everything connecting and the ability to quickly restrict, quarantine, or revoke non-compliant access. Today, Portnox actively manages more than one million devices worldwide, secures 40 million authentication sessions, and blocks over one million unauthorized access attempts every day. Learn more at portnox.com.
CAPABILITIES:
• Discover and assess users, devices, and identities connecting to corporate resources
• Unify continuous zero trust access control on networks, applications, and infrastructure
• Enforce identity- and context-aware access policies
• Enable secure remote work without complexity
• Deliver passwordless authentication, device posture checks, and continuous access enforcement
• Control administrative access to routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices
• Improve audit readiness with visibility, access logs, and policy-based compliance controls
BUILT FOR:
Portnox is designed for distributed organizations that need to manage access across employees, contractors, service accounts, managed devices, unmanaged devices, IoT, network infrastructure, SaaS applications, private applications, and AI agents. The platform helps reduce reliance on on-premises appliances, legacy VPNs, and fragmented access tools by centralizing access policy enforcement from a single cloud-native policy engine.
INTEGRATIONS:
Portnox integrates with the tools you already use (including Azure AD / Entra ID, Okta) and works with your existing network appliances, (such as Meraki, Fortinet, and more), and many other identity and network infrastructure tools.
Verizon Software Defined Perimeter offers a secure solution for controlling network access and protecting sensitive information. It leverages a zero-trust architecture to mitigate risks and enhance security protocols for enterprises.
Integrating Verizon Software Defined Perimeter into a company's network helps redefine network access strategies by restricting unauthorized entry. It delivers a secure network environment by creating encrypted connections only after verifying user and device credentials. This ensures that only sanctioned users gain access to specific resources, significantly reducing cyber threats.
What are the essential features of Verizon Software Defined Perimeter?Verizon Software Defined Perimeter finds utility in healthcare, finance, and education sectors. Healthcare benefits from secure patient data access, finance protects sensitive transactions, while education ensures secure online learning environments. Effective implementation across these industries relies on tailoring configurations to sector-specific requirements, ensuring optimal security and functionality.
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