Features

Integrated Security Infrastructure

The integrated security infrastructure of Trend Micro-Cisco NAC increases network availability, resilience, and productivity. Trend Micro™ OfficeScan™ Client/Server Edition, Cisco policy control software, and NAC-enabled network devices comprise the seamlessly integrated solution.

In its initial phase, NAC enables Cisco access and midrange routers to enforce access privileges when an endpoint client attempts to connect to a network. The network admission decision can be based on information about the endpoint device such as its current antivirus state and operating system patch level. NAC allows noncompliant devices to be denied access, placed in a quarantined area, or given restricted access to computing resources

Dramatically Improved Network Security

NAC dramatically improves network security by allowing network access to endpoint clients such as PCs, PDAs, and servers only after they are verified to be fully compliant with established security policy. NAC enables the network to identify, prevent, and adapt to threats by automatically enforcing corporate security policies on all NAC-enabled devices.

The security solution also helps lower IT costs by leveraging investments in both network infrastructure and software, easing administrative burden, and ensuring business continuity.

Synergy Across Security and Network Domains

Trend Micro™ Enterprise Protection Strategy features centralized outbreak lifecycle management of Trend Micro’s products and services to help extend IT resources and decrease costs with quick, consistent deployment of outbreak management policies network-wide. OfficeScan™ is the key desktop protection component of Enterprise Protection Strategy.

The Cisco® Self-Defending Network strategy is an innovative, multi-phased security initiative that dramatically improves the ability of networks to identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats and significantly advances Cisco’s stated purpose of integrating security services throughout IP networks by delivering new, system-level network threat defense. NAC supports the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy.

The synergy between the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy and the award-winning Enterprise Protection Strategy is driving joint solutions that help customers identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats with proactive management of the outbreak