Intelligent Control for High Technology Companies

High technology companies like computer equipment manufacturers, semiconductor companies, software developers, aerospace suppliers, and consumer electronics companies share a common set of business problems. On one hand, they all rely on intellectual property for competitive advantage. On the other, a highly competitive market is driving many to rely on contractors and offshoring for support, development, and manufacturing. High technology companies must protect their intellectual and information assets but also open access to business partners and contractors.

High technology companies must evaluate solutions that will provide them with complete control. The chosen product should be simple to use, manage, and deploy. In addition to a product that is scalable and cost-effective, high technology companies should focus on a holistic solution.

Key features of Intelligent Control of users and applications

• complete Network Admission Control (NAC) - user authentication, role derivation, and host posture assessment to ensure only valid users and devices enter the LAN
• improved application performance - Layer 7 identification, prioritization, and treatment of applications to protect assets and put business needs first
• complete user control - identity- and role-based policies to control access to applications and other resources
• faster troubleshooting - username, device, application, and resource tied together to accelerate incident response
• simplified compliance and audit trail - full documentation of all policies, as well as all LAN activities, tied to username and resource to speed audits

Key projects ConSentry can help address

• Protect offshore development sites from accessing sensitive internal resources and applications
• Secure and control file sharing in offshore sites
• Provide differentiated LAN access for guests vs. contractors vs. employees
• Block or rate limit inappropriate applications, such as peer-to-peer traffic
• Leverage and extend the life of existing network infrastructure (i.e., no switch upgrade to 802.1X) for Network Admission Control (NAC)
• Provide the access control and visibility required for S-Ox compliance
• Ensure only compliant devices get on the LAN, with host posture check