Cisco Network Admission Control Volume II: NAC Framework Deployment and Troubleshooting Network self-defense in action Jazib Frahim, CCIE No. 12,021 When most information security professionals think about threats to their networks, they think about the threat from outside attackers. Network Admission Control (NAC) is designed to prohibit or restrict access to the secured internal network from devices with a diminished security posture until they are patched or updated to meet the minimum security requirements of the company. A fundamental component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network Initiative, NAC enables you to enforce host patch policies and to regulate network access permissions for the submissive, vulnerable systems. Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume II, helps you understand how to use the NAC Framework solution and ultimately build a network of self-defense. Three full-deployment scenarios walk you through the application of NAC in small, medium organizations and large corporations. ? To successfully deploy and troubleshoot the Cisco NAC solution requires thinking to build and design of NAC in branch, campus, and the topology of the company. He is responsible for guiding customers in the design and implementation of their networks with a focus on network security. Omar Santos senior network security engineer in the Worldwide Security Practice Cisco Advanced Services for Network Security team. He is currently an escalation engineer at Cisco TAC, where he has been for more than six years. Effectively deploy the Cisco Trust Agent Configuring the IP Layer 2 and Layer 2 802.1x NAC on network access devices in a package Check the flow of the Cisco IOS NAD when NAC is enabled, and configure Layer 3 NAC on the NAD Monitor remote access VPN tunnel Configure and troubleshoot NAC on the ASA PIX Cisco and security equipment Installing and configuring the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for NAC Install Cisco Security Agent Manage-ment Center and create agent kits Add antivirus policy servers to ACS for the Understanding external posture validation audit server antivirus and apply to your NAC solution Use remediation servers to automatically end the host patch to bring them in accordance with network policy Monitor the NAC solution using the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS) Security book is part of the Cisco Press Networking Technology Series. Security titles from Cisco Press help networking professionals secure critical data and resources, prevent and reduce network attacks, and build self-defending network end-to-end. Category:? Press Cisco Security Covers: Network Admission Control $ 60.00 U.S. / $ 75.00 CAN