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ForeScout Partners With eEye Digital Security
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
ForeScout Technologies, a provider access control and policy management
solutions, and eEye Digital Security, a supplier of integrated security
and threat management solutions, announced a teaming relationship to
deliver a combined vulnerability assessment (VA) and network access
control (NAC) solution to automate the process of ensuring all devices
connecting to Department of Defense (DoD) networks are in compliance
with Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) standards and
grant access based on this compliance.
According to Morey Haber, vice president of product management, eEye
Digital Security: "The DoD approached us with the requirement of
automating device scans to eliminate the risk of disconnected laptops
missing regularly scheduled VA scan sessions and posing a threat to the
production network upon re-entry. In addition, the DoD needed a way to
limit network access to non IAVA-compliant devices. To address this
joint requirement, we looked to ForeScout. By adding the ForeScout
CounterACT plug-in to our scanner, eEye was able to meet the DoD
requirement of real-time detection of connecting devices, automating
our ability to conduct IAVA scans."
Haber and his colleagues chose the ForeScout CounterACT solution for
its ability to detect out-of-compliance devices as they connect to the
network and provide the appropriate level of enforcement to ensure DoD
networks are protected from vulnerable systems.
Haber added, "Now, if a DoD network user connects an infected or
out-of-compliance computer that needs malware removal, OS updates,
security patches or anti-virus software installed, the Retina Web
Security Scanner will detect it immediately. Using CounterACT, the
device will be placed in a DMZ zone for remediation and, based on the
scan results and the NAC policy in place, the device will be brought
back into compliance before it is allowed to fully connect to the
production network. This eliminates laptop vulnerabilities in real-time
and preserves the vital uptime of DoD networks."
Today's enterprises and branches of the federal government and military
face a steady influx of vulnerabilities introduced by users who are
able to bypass scheduled scans. The CounterACT plug-in to the Retina
Web Security Scanner addresses this problem by detecting all connected
or connecting devices and enforcing network security policies across
all network devices without the need for any prior knowledge of the
connecting device. This visibility combined with eEye's deep scanning
technology ensure an unprecedented level of protection for DoD networks.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to team with eEye and fulfill
the DoD security initiative," said Gord Boyce, president of ForeScout.
"At ForeScout, we continue to deliver on the requirements of our
enterprise and federal customers, helping them adopt an access control
strategy that meets their security requirements today, and scales to
cover their security needs in the future."
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