October 2008 - Posts

Forrester Wave diagram from Forrester report on the NAC marketplace published
31 October 08 03:44 PM | MS NAP Team | 2 Comments   

Hey NAPolytes! On September 23, I posted an entry on a new Forrester report on Network Access Control for the third quarter of 2008, which placed Microsoft’s NAP as the leader of the top four network access control (NAC) vendors. Click here for details. Read More...

Filed under: industry

“Introduction to Network Access Protection” white paper Webcast updated
29 October 08 09:38 AM | MS NAP Team | 1 Comments   

Hey NAP fans! Back in 2006, I had the idea of creating “white paper Webcasts,” or Webcast versions of important and popular white papers on networking technologies. I created a series of white paper Webcasts for wireless security technologies, IPv6, and Read More...

Filed under: Resources, Webcasts

Standing room only for the NAP and Unified Secure Access presentation at McAfee’s Focus 08
23 October 08 09:14 AM | MS NAP Team | 0 Comments   

On Tuesday, Dan Wolff, George Younan, and I delivered the “Microsoft and McAfee: Implementing Network Access Control in Microsoft Environments” breakout session at McAfee’s Focus 08 Security Conference. Dan Wolff is a Group Solution Marketing Manager Read More...

Filed under: industry, Partners

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Released
16 October 08 09:13 AM | MS NAP Team | 1 Comments   

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an integrated platform with tools and guidance that make it easier for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs. The existing MAP Read More...

Filed under: Deployments, design, Forefront

Network Access Protection Design Guide is live!
09 October 08 01:27 PM | MS NAP Team | 2 Comments   

Hey NAP friends! The Network Access Protection Design Guide , authored by our very own technical writer and NAP Forum hero Greg Lindsay, is now live! http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130154 The NAP Design Guide explains the advantages, disadvantages, Read More...

Filed under: Resources, 802.1X, design, DHCP, IPsec, VPN

Network Access Protection Design Guide to be published on Thursday!
07 October 08 09:16 AM | MS NAP Team | 0 Comments   

Hey NAP fans! Great news from the documentation front: The Network Access Protection Design Guide from our intrepid technical writer and NAP Forum hero Greg Lindsay is going to be published this Thursday, Oct 9! This is part of the suite of guides for Read More...

Filed under: Resources

Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA) and Windows Security Health Validator (WSHV) - Update
06 October 08 09:04 AM | MS NAP Team | 1 Comments   

We have had several questions lately about the WSHA/WSHV so we figured it was time to provide an update to what we previously posted last year. The WSHA is the SHA delivered with Windows Vista and Windows XP SP3. The WSHV is the SHV delivered with Windows Read More...

Filed under: configuration, SHAs and SHVs, WSHA/WSHV

Detailed Ball State University case study published!
01 October 08 12:53 PM | MS NAP Team | 0 Comments   

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002748 This detailed case study provides details on the solution, hardware, and the key benefits of deploying NAP with 802.1X enforcement at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Read More...

Filed under: Case Study, Deployments