More Identity-Centric NAC Momentum
Building on the identity-centric NAC talks at Digital ID World, there’s been more buzz about why identity needs to play a significant role in NAC. Andrew Braunberg at Current Analysis has an article up on the topic which makes a sound case for expanding the definition of NAC.
The benefit of user identity awareness within NAC solutions is really a no-brainer. It’s interesting that NAC solutions are so commonly positioned as security solutions because they are only tangentially about security. As originally envisioned, NAC did not provide any additional security functionality, but rather it ensured that organizations were fully leveraging their existing security investments (e.g., check that the antivirus software is installed, turned on, and updated).
Full disclosure, he also has a nice plug for my company’s partnership with Oracle in there somewhere.
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