 November 30, 2007 | Network World Nevis upgrades to meet its competitors Nevis Networks recently upgraded its software to give its NAC gear more functionality… |
 November 29, 2007 | IT Security Is that an iPhone? And What’s It Doing on My Network? NAC promises to keep rogue devices off the network, but deployment options may be confusing. |
| November 26, 2007 | Business Communications Review Securing the Campus: A Case Study [PDF] Here’s how one community college district is using Nevis Networks to protect its network and data center assets. |
November 26, 2007 | Network World 10 Enterprise All-Star Honorable Mentions Nevis customer UCDSB receives an enterprise security All-Star award for their deployment of the Nevis LANenforcer (“A NAC for A+ Security”). |
| November 26, 2007 | Enterprise Systems Journal Nevis Networks Offers Mature, Deployable NAC and LAN Security Solutions New release expands deployment and management toolset, expands compliance controls, includes customized NAC reporting |
 November 20, 2007 | Infoworld NAC industry at a crossroads Device authentication technology is failing to deliver on its promise, experts say. |
November 16, 2007 | Network World Nevis adds application intelligence to NAC Nevis Networks is upgrading software for its NAC appliances so it can do more application-specific monitoring and enforcement. |
 November 13, 2007 | Converge Digest Nevis Strengthens Identity-based Policy Enforcement Nevis Networks announced a major new operating software release for its LANenforcer LAN security solutions. |
 November 07, 2007 | Enterprise Networks and Servers Is NAC a Feature or a Solution? As organizations look to start NAC projects, before being caught up in all the market hype surrounding NAC, they should really keep in mind just what problem they are trying to solve, and just how NAC functionality measures up to those requirements. |
 October 29, 2007 | eWeek NAC Can’t Weather the Storm Nevis’ customer Jeremy Hobbs, the CIO of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) gets a prominent mention in this article about the Storm Worm as a result of Jeremy’s presentation at the Interop show in NY. Bottom line: Organizations need to continually look for traffic anomalies after admitting systems to the network if they want to mitigate threats like Storm Worm. |
 October 25, 2007 | bMighty.com NAC Gets Knocked Around The vast majority of companies are deploying network access control (NAC) technology as a means of securing their endpoints — but they aren’t all happy about it. |
 October 23, 2007 | Network World What NAC users want Tim Greene’s newsletter covers the Nevis-sponsored NAC survey, including the responses of 450 high-level decision makers regarding their view of the market. To see the complete survey, clickhere. |
October 22, 2007 | eWeek Deploying In-Line or Out-of-Band NAC Organizations must first understand what problems they want network access control vendors to solve. |
October 10, 2007 | bMighty.com School of NAC: CIO Finds Answers in Managed Network Access The Upper Canada School District had a network nightmare on its hands. But CIO Jeremy Hobbs implemented a NAC solution. Now the kids are allright, and so is the network. |
| September 25, 2007 | Info Security Product Guide Changing business models and role-based access control to internal networks In the following interview, Shane Buckley, Chief Operating Officer of Nevis Networks discusses with Rake Narang, Editor-in-chief of Info Security Products Guide, the dissapearing enterprise perimeter, changing business models, sophisticated malware and the importance of role-based access control to internal networks. |
 September 21, 2007 | business management A new approach to securing the network Increasingly, enterprises must open up their internal networks to suppliers, customers and other guests in order to forge strong relationships. But what challenges does this scenario present from a network security standpoint? Dominic Wilde, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Nevis Networks Inc., provides his view. |
September 21, 2007 | business management Is NAC a Solution or a Feature? NAC has received wide attention as an approach to securing internal LANs from risky endpoints. But what is the real problem that customers are trying to solve? Is NAC the solution, or is it a feature to a larger solution mix? |
 September 10, 2007 | SC Magazine NAC-essities Selecting the right NAC vendor can be an arduous process. Ericka Chickowski examines the necessary decisions. (The article begins on page 20 of this electronic magazine). |
 September 07, 2007 | Information Security Magazine NAC switches, appliances help track users, malware If your organization has not yet deployed a network access control (NAC) solution, you’re not alone. But it’s a good bet you’re giving it a lot of serious thought. Research firm, Gartner Inc. says the market, estimated at a modest $100 million in 2006, will double by the end of the year. |
 September 06, 2007 | Security Products Back to School for LAN Security [PDF] Educational institutions are leading the pack in network security policy enforcement systems. Nevis’ customer UCDSB is profiled. |
 August 31, 2007 | Processor Magazine NAC Pre-Connect or Post-Connect: Nuances of Different Access Options It’s important for prospective NAC implementers to recognize that there are two types of NAC products: pre-connect and post-connect. It’s also important to recognize that NAC implementations should cover both sides of a connection to ensure optimal protection. After all, it makes little sense to grant a user access to your network only to have him wreak havoc by infecting your system with a virus or stealing valuable business information after he is granted network access. |
 August 13, 2007 | IT Defense Magazine Policy Islands (Note: the article begins on page 28 after linking to the online magazine.) LAN Security comprises three basic functions: detection, enforcement and policy. All three require some degree of network “intelligence”, but to date policy has been the most difficult function to understand and provide. This paper puts the policy function in perspective and provides insight and direction. |
August 07, 2007 | Network World Nevis adds cloaking feature New Nevis feature makes it impossible for devices/users to access resources they’re not authorized to reach |
July 30, 2007 | Network World Nevis NAC Gear Introduces Cloaking Nevis’ NAC application firewalling helps tighten access policies. |
July 26, 2007 | Converge Digest Sobering Realities of Enforcing NAC: Top 5 Challenges that Solutions Need to Address NAC has been billed as a solution for endpoint compliance, but has not lived up to its early billing. What problem are organizations really trying to solve, and is NAC the complete solution? Gary Kinghorn, Nevis’ Sr. Product Marketing Manager, provides a list of the top 5 challenges that NAC solutions need to address to satisfy customer pain points. |
 June 14, 2007 | searchnetworking.com NAC tool locks down campus network Jeff Dorsz, telecommunications and network manager for California’s South Orange County Community College District, said he’s no stranger to fretting over what’s happening on his network. Dorsz said he evaluated all of the key NAC vendors, but financial constraints and management concerns steered him toward Nevis Networks. |
 June 04, 2007 | Computer Reseller News Nevis Wades Into the Channel On Monday, the Mountain View, Calif.-based network access control (NAC) vendor, which last September launched under a mostly direct-sales model, took the wraps off a two-tier channel program that offers discounts and deal registration. |
 May 15, 2007 | Baseline Computer Security: 5 Best Practices for a Layered Defense Identity management and network access control are pillars of a multi-layered network security strategy. Read more about Nevis’ customer, Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), and their multi-appliance deployment to enforce network access policies. |
May 15, 2007 | eWeek.com Standards and the State of NAC Dr. Joseph Tardo, Nevis Chief Security Architect and member of the office of the CTO, contributes his commentary on NAC standards, and the role of policy in effective NAC implementations. |
 May 15, 2007 | Press Release NEVIS NETWORKS NAMED AS FINALIST IN 2007 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS Nevis Networks has been named a finalist in the “Best New Company” category in The 2007 American Business Awards. |
April 19, 2007 | Converge Network Digest Fundamentals of LAN Security Nevis COO, Shane Buckley provides a brief overview of the fundamentals of LAN Security, including a description of both pre and post connect requirements. |
 April 06, 2007 | Communications News Educated Security Ontario school district uses an identity-driven architecture from Nevis Networks to secure its LAN extension network for 40,000 users at 120 different sites. |
 March 19, 2007 | EETimes by Loring Wirbel Networks: Operating systems hit upgrade for LAN, WAN At Nevis, LanSecure 3.0’s out-of-band monitoring option observes malware as well as existing in-line options. The release is the company’s first to provide predefined policies and “white lists” for dumb endpoints, such as printers and voice-over-Internet Protocol phones. The updated version can also import policies and synchronize with third-party identity management systems. |
March 16, 2007 | NetworkWorld IETF Pushes for Interoperable NAC – by Joseph Tardo PhD, Nevis Chief Security Architect Network access control is currently characterized by several competing standards or multi-vendor frameworks that offer roughly the same functionality. Since these differing approaches are generally not interoperable, NAC is an excellent candidate for standardization, which will likely help increase customer adoption. |
March 13, 2007 | Network World Security takes time – by Tim Greene Last week, Nevis Networks announced that upgrades to its gear would cut the time it took for the equipment to scan end-user machines before they are allowed network access. The reduction was significant, down from 30 seconds to less than 10 seconds. |
March 08, 2007 | Network World Nevis improves NAC by Tim Greene Nevis Networks is upgrading software for its NAC hardware so it is less cumbersome for administrators to set up the gear and less tiresome for end users to sit through the access controls. |
 March 08, 2007 | Techworld.com Nevis updates NAC system – by Manek Dubash Network access control appliance vendor Nevis Networks has announced a system update that it claims triples user capacity, improves integration with existing identity management systems, and provides single sign-on for users. |
 March 08, 2007 | Help Net Security Next generation of LANsecure operating software released Nevis Networks has announced the next-generation of its LANsecure operating software (OS 3.0) for the company’s LANenforcer security appliances. The new operating software capabilities are the result of direct feedback from Nevis’ installed base of customers and the market’s growing dissatisfaction with NAC solutions that deliver only a fraction of LAN security requirements and burden customers with high costs and overly complex deployments. |
 March 08, 2007 | Channel Register Network access control with fewer delays Nevis Networks reckons it’s the first to come up with a version of network access control for the LAN that doesn’t get in the way of users. The company says users no longer have to log in to an 802.1x client on the desktop, or sign in to its captive portal so their PC can be scanned, before being allowed access to the LAN. Instead, it has updated the software in its LANenforcer appliances to identify users in the background using Kerberos authentication, and then automatically associate them with their access rights. |
 March 07, 2007 | The Register Network access control with fewer delays v3.0 has the knack of NAC, Nevis says – By Bryan Betts Nevis Networks reckons it’s the first to come up with a version of network access control for the LAN that doesn’t get in the way of users. |
 February 23, 2007 | THE Journal Data Security:: Locked Down, Not Out So-called unmanaged endpoints have become a security menace for school districts, which must protect the network while still keeping it open to staff and students. THE Journal speaks with Nevis customer Upper Canada School Board. |
 February 12, 2007 | Information Week RSA Look-Back: Security Takes Integrated Turn Microsoft soon could be in an enviable position with its Network Access Protection framework, once seen as a dark horse against Cisco’s NAC. Nevis Networks Inc., developer of the LANenforcer appliance and switch hardware products, elected at RSA to support Microsoft’s NAP. |
 February 09, 2007 | Internetnews.com Its a NAC World For Network Security. Or is it? Is network access control (NAC) the Holy Grail of network security? |
February 08, 2007 | Converge Network Digest Nevis Networks Extends NAC with ASIC-drive LAN Security Nevis Networks, a start-up offering enterprise LAN security switches and appliances, demonstrated how its LAN security switching technology supports all three elements of Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) security framework, which includes the 802.1x standard, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and IPsec technologies. |
February 08, 2007 | Converge Network Digest Combating the Evolution of Insider Attacks with Persistent LAN Security In just a few years, attack patterns have evolved from shotgun approaches like mass-mailer viruses to sophisticated, targeted attacks. Motivations have also changed significantly. Bragging rights are no longer sufficient pay-off; today’s attackers are now seeking financial gain. These attacks are increasingly successful based on limitations in today’s defense-in-depth network security provisions, which they are specifically designed to circumvent. |
February 04, 2007 | Network World NAC Customer Selects Nevis Appliance The Upper Canada District School Board decided it needed network access control to securely expand wireless access across the vast district, broaden the types of devices allowed access to its network and keep students out of sensitive servers. |
| February 01, 2007 | Yahoo Finance Microsoft and More Than 40 Industry Partners Will Demonstrate Working NAP Solutions at RSA Conference Next Week Nevis selected as one of only 10 vendors to demonstrate NAP solutions on Microsoft NAP Partner Pavilion |
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