To maximize efficiency, manage risk and reduce potential violations due to compliance failure, organizations need to implement security tools whose features support multiple specifications within and across different compliance frameworks. In order to find the right tools, one must first start by mapping functionality to a specific section or requirement in the most critical internal or external compliance mandate. Then, look across other frameworks applicable to your business to see how many can be met by a solution.  Download this analyst assessment to learn how network access control maps to leading compliance mandates and helps automate GRC operations.

Additionally, you may be interested in a case study, by a ForeScout customer who moved off an infrastructure-vendor’s 802.1x NAC approach. The deployed a new NAC system that worked within the existing infrastructure, eliminating 802.1x management issues, and required little administrative attention. Learn more by reading the Charles River case study.

Lastly as a follow up to the whitepaper, you may be interested in this webinar, Getting Through the Compliance Maze with NAC. 

ABSTRACT: Information security has undergone a sea change in the past 10 years.  Compliance mandates in the form of industry standards and Federal rules like NER, FFIEC, HIPAA/HITECH and PCI-DSS are the new normal.  To stay in compliance, IT teams need to be able to keep up with updates and changes to existing mandates and be prepared for new ones.  To maximize efficiency, manage risk and reduce potential violations due to compliance failure, organizations need to implement tools that apply and support multiple facets across different compliance specifications. Network Access Control (NAC) supports numerous critical security and protection functions across multiple mandates.