Intelligent Control for Service Providers

A service provider's product is their network, and securing their back-office LAN that runs their administrative and management operations is just as crucial as their customer network. With contractors, guests, and employees all requiring access, the ability to differentiate resource access to each group is critical in safeguarding operations.

Service providers must evaluate solutions that will provide them with complete user and application control. The chosen product should be simple to use, manage, and deploy. In addition to a product that is scalable and cost-effective, service providers 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

• Provide differentiated LAN access for guests vs. contractors vs. employees
• Leverage and extend the life of existing network infrastructure (i.e., no switch upgrade to 802.1X) while providing Network Admission Control (NAC)
• Enable transparent operation to simplify pervasive deployment
• Stop worm outbreaks, maintaining network availability and business continuity
• Avoid tuning or maintenance – a “set and forget” signature-free appliance
• Ensure only compliant devices get on the LAN, with host posture check