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Figures just in from Information Week, the US publication, reveal that 85 per cent of US corporates either have NAC technology already installed on their networked IT resource or are planning to install a system in the next 12 months.
This contrasts with a figure of just 54 per cent a year ago, suggesting that NAC has at last evolved from being an interesting concept to a valid and valued component of enterprise technology.
Although there are no equivalent figures for companies in the UK and Europe, there is every indication that IT managers are adopting a similarly pro-active stance on this side of the Atlantic for this type of network security.
One of the key drivers behind companies adopting NAC as a standard IT security technology is the need for regulatory compliance.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act effectively mandates the use of multi-faceted IT security systems. Here in the UK, the Companies Act of 2006 – the provisions of which will become law by November, 2008 - are less dracononian, but are sure to make IT security top of the management agenda as the Act's implementation date draws near.
So what's the big deal about NAC technology? Is it the universal panacea that some IT security vendors are claiming?
Our observations here at the ITProPortal.com suggest that, whilst it can never be a complete access control network in its own right, NAC is nonetheless a highly effective method of controlling access to a networked IT resource and one that neatly complements a network’s existing access control system.
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