Live Demonstration of Joint Solution to be Presented at ForeScout's Booth
(#431) at RSA
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference -- ForeScout
Technologies, the creator of CounterACT, an enterprise grade tailored
network access control (NAC), today announced the completed integration of
ForeScout's CounterACT with the Sun Java(TM) Access Manager and Sun
Java(TM) Identity Manager solutions. This integration allows CounterACT to
not only ensure and enforce compliance of network security policies, but
also pair connecting devices with their identity profile in Sun Java Access
Manager. With this combined knowledge of role-based information and network
infrastructure knowledge, network security policies can be enforced,
providing an unprecedented level of user-specific enterprise security.
Sun is recognized as a global leader in identity management with
billions of user identities worldwide currently managed by Sun's Identity
products. The integration with ForeScout's CounterACT allows maximum
control over access to network resources in compliance with corporate
security policies. For example, a network policy can be created to force
all connecting devices on an enterprise network to authenticate to Sun's
Identity solution, pairing the physical device with a user's role and
matching permissions. This functionality brings a granular level of
enforcement significantly increasing the level of control and security in
enterprise environments.
"Enterprise networks are increasingly complex and distributed, with a
multitude of users including employees, partners and contractors requiring
access to critical business information from network endpoints that may be
poorly managed, unmanaged, or in many cases, completely unmanageable. The
ability to detect a connecting device and determine the user's identity
granting the appropriate level of access rights based upon the user's role
provides a security advantage for protecting enterprises," said Lawrence
Orans, research director at Gartner. "As the access control market evolves
and access control deployments increase in scale and scope, enterprises
will benefit from solutions that enable them to leverage existing
investments in network and security infrastructure, and are capable of
interoperating seamlessly within heterogeneous IT environments including
Identity Management systems."
"As the world leader in Identity and Access Management solutions, Sun
is pleased to bring enterprise customers better control of network access
based on a user's identity," said Don Bowen, Director of Identity
Management for Software Infrastructure at Sun.
"Customer demand has driven the integration of network-based access
control with identity management," stated Gord Boyce, global vice president
sales and marketing for ForeScout Technologies. "Enterprises of all sizes
recognize the need to ensure devices connecting to their infrastructure are
compliant with network security policies and enforce those policies as well
as the identity and rights of the person using the device. The resultant
combination of these two critical pieces of information creates a more
controlled and secure environment where users and their devices are
accessing only appropriate, approved resources."
Live Demonstration at RSA
Sun Microsystems and ForeScout representatives will be available to
show a live demonstration of the integration between Sun's Access Manager
and Identity Manager and ForeScout's CounterACT at ForeScout's RSA booth
(#431). RSA will be held at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco,
California on February 5-8, 2007.
About ForeScout
ForeScout's clientless network access control (NAC) solutions enable
customers to implement and enforce network access policies of both managed
and unmanaged devices in both a pre and post connect mode to gain complete
control over network security without disrupting end-user productivity.
ForeScout's flagship product, CounterACT, combines NAC and signature-less
intrusion prevention in a single network appliance that interrogates and
enforces controlled access of every device while seamlessly integrating
with any existing IT infrastructure. ForeScout's NAC is completely
transparent and enables enterprises to tailor enforcement to match the
exact level of each policy violation, eliminating disruptions during device
interrogation. Today, Fortune 1000 corporations and government agencies
have deployed ForeScout appliances globally controlling access to their
networks and resources, defending against hackers and self-propagating
malware, and ensuring business continuity. ForeScout's headquarters are
located in Cupertino, California. More information can be found at
http://www.forescout.com.
SOURCE ForeScout Technologies
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Related links:
http://www.forescout.com
CONTACT:
Ray Wizbowski, ForeScout Technologies,
+1-408-213-3195, or pr@forescout.com; or media, Samantha Leggat,
Lux Communications, +1-925-447-5300, or
samantha.leggat@earthlink.net
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