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Hakin9 | Aby Rao, January 2012
“We incorporate network-based infrastructure discovery, traffic monitoring and endpoint fingerprinting teamed with a strong policy engine and flexible means to take actions. As a result, we have an agentless, non-disruptive and highly interoperable approach that really gives us a competitive advantage in our space.”
MSPnews | Jamie Epstein, November 2011
“If you look at the MSP market on the security side, there are quite a number of service providers offering firewall services, intrusion detections services, VPN services, web filtering and malware services, security information management services… MSPs can expand their portfolio to now introduce NAC-as-a-Service which allows them to have another strategic solution to sell into their install base and also to generate new business.”
Information Week | Marianne McGee, November, 2011
“Before Miami Children’s Hospital put ForeScout’s CounterACT appliance into place, our IT organization through the hospital had 3,000 devices in its network… when we plugged in CounterACT, we found 5,600 devices. Now we have eyes into what is out there, and we can develop rules to segregate the devices and their access privileges.”
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“According to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control, leaders are successful in selling large NAC implementations (10,000 nodes and greater) to multiple large enterprises. Leaders are pure-play NAC vendors or networking and/or security companies that have been first to market with enhanced capabilities as the market matures. Leaders have the resources to maintain their commitment to NAC, have strong channel strength and have financial resources. They have also demonstrated a strong understanding of the future direction of NAC, including the impact of BYOD and guest networking. Leaders should not equate to a default choice for every buyer, and clients should not assume that they must buy only from vendors in the Leaders quadrant.”
“IT organizations seek the speed, expertise, resources and predictable expenditure advantages that managed security service providers can offer, but until now, did not have enough confidence to consider NAC as a managed service. ForeScout’s CounterACT platform, proven in hosted and private cloud environments, enables service providers to extend their security portfolio with necessary deployment and service level confidence.”
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Heightened threats, new technologies
Forbes | June 2011
Forbes | June 2011
“ForeScout has continued to evolve over the years and now their primary offering is a Network Access Control product that can address the introduction of new devices into the enterprise, a major trend as employees purchase iPads, Android devices, and iPhones. Aside from new mobile devices, the other major trend in IT today is virtualization. ForeScout introduces their virtual appliance product line today to continue their evolution and address the move to virtualized data centers.”
Latest Webcast
“Your Pad or Mine?” – Enabling Personal and Mobile Device Use On the Network
Mark Kadrich, author of the popular book “Endpoint Security”
Justin Webb, security analyst at Marquette University
Shibu Pillai, network security specialist at the City of Guelph
Scott Gordon, CISSP Vice President at ForeScout
Network Access Control (NAC) solutions accelerate requisite guest networking, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) services and endpoint security. How do you design, measure and enforce the necessary policies, procedures and counter-measures? Join this interactive webcast to learn the real-world NAC technical and business considerations in order to manage personal and mobile device security, accessibility and risk.
Smartphones, tablets and personal devices are on your corporate network. Your users want personal connectivity and executives wants added productivity, but security must be maintained. What is the prudent path to satisfy all constituents? Lead by Illena Armstrong and Gil Freidrich VP of Technology at ForeScout, this timely webcast will examine: key mobile security risks, pertinent policies, control options, acceptable use practicalities and legalities, and means for effective visibility and security enforcement
The SANS WhatWorks initiative employs SANS research to illuminate user stories that brings to life the benefits (and problems) of effective security tools by answering all the questions a prospective buyer might ask a satisfied (but unbiased) user. Hosted by the SANS Institute, speakers Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute, and Waqas Akkawi, director of global information security at SIRVA Inc., discuss:
• Drivers for seeking more advanced network access control, endpoint compliance, and intrusion prevention technologies.
• Real-world selection processes, test criteria and technology tradeoffs.
• Means to gain operational buy-in, minimize implementation risks and extend control coverage.
• Subsequent changes to policies, procedures and the infrastructure, as well as
• Results achieved and lessons learned.
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SC Magazine Ranks CounterACT as Best Buy
Secure Computing Magazine | Nathan Ouellette, September, 2011
Secure Computing Magazine | Nathan Ouellette, September, 2011
“…able to configure and install the appliance in a fairly short amount of time… interface is intuitive and the reporting/dashboard features are slick…Administrators have several options to deploy… some may choose to use existing 802.1x features… others may opt to deploy the solution differently. Overall, we believe there is a good amount of flexibility… A robust NAC solution with plenty of features and a great price point. It is our Best Buy.”
ForeScout CounterACT – Integrated NAC and Beyond NAC
Computer Technology Review | Mark Brownstein, August 2011
Computer Technology Review | Mark Brownstein, August 2011
“Possessing clear management, visibility and control automation advantages, ForeScout’s CounterACT is well worth considering for any organization requiring more advanced network security… I found CounterACT to be a multi-faceted, extremely powerful, exceptionally flexible and exquisitely configurable system… being both integrated and agentless, it offers a significant bang for the buck — avoiding many of the implementation and administrative issues that often plague 802.1x-only NAC products. – Awarded Editor’s Choice”
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