This post was written by Jason Stella
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. has announced that its CounterACT(TM) Wireless Integration kit has been tested and proven interoperable with Meru Networks. Meru’s Wireless Interoperability & Network Solutions (WINS(TM)) lab verified the interoperability of the ForeScout CounterACT NAC platform with Meru’s virtual cell wireless infrastructure. Verification ensures that customers can deploy ForeScout solutions on Meru’s WLAN infrastructure without having to do their own extensive testing. The CounterACT wireless integration kit is available through local ForeScout representatives and supports the entire family of Meru wireless network controllers.
Napera is expanding the capabilities of its box. New software for the appliance enables a gateway firewall, support for a remote-access VPN and a DHCP server. The firewall is a basic, packet-filtering product along the lines of what is offered in a small office-home office appliance. The VPN relies on the point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP) support in Windows XP and Vista client software as well as Apple’s OSX. With PPTP, remote users will connect over the Internet to the Napera appliance, establish a VPN tunnel and submit to a NAC test.
In an effort to simplify the use of NAC to achieve industry and government security regulations, ForeScout has clubbed a PCI Compliance Kit with the latest version of its CounterACT NAC software. Just like any other product by any vendor, it doesn’t claim to meet all the regulations set down by the payment card industry. However, there are aspects of the PCI data security standard, to be precise eight out of 12 requirements, which NAC can help meet and the compliance kit helps with that.