At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Microsoft said it plans to establish NAP as an industry standard. The technology, previously described by some executives as Active Defense technology, ...

Viruses and malware are often stopped by software defenses that run on the desktop; in fact, the antivirus, antispyware and other security suite software business has rapidly become a very lucrative ...

Burton Group VP and Network World columnist Dan Blum seems to agree with me that Vista belongs on your desktops. Not immediately, he thinks, but following your normal deployment schedule of new ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Wireless LAN switch vendor Airespace Inc. is working with Microsoft's Network Access Protection technologies in a drive to enhance enterprise security. Network Access Protection is a ...

Microsoft NAP is an effective network gatekeeper for Windows endpoints, but initial configuration is complex, policies are basic, and reporting is absent. NAP is best used as a core technology ...

Network Access Protection (NAP) is an attractive security capability of Vista in combination with at least one Windows Server 2008. NAP lets administrators set conditions under which workstations are ...

Napera's plug-and-play network access control appliance brings NAP services to Windows and Mac OS X, without the use of Windows Server 2008 Napera N24 is a 24-port switch and Amazon-based Web ...

Extreme Networks has upgraded its network access control offering to help firms better secure their networks. The LAN equipment vendor has also introduced a Policy Manager tool which, together with ...

Symantec used the venue to launch its Network Access Control Enforcer appliance. The new product line, which uses network access control (NAC) technology Symantec, Cupertino, Calif., acquired from ...