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ForeScout and eEye Digital Partner to Deliver Network Access Control Solution

Posted on: Thursday, 14 August 2008, 09:00 CDT

ForeScout Technologies, a provider of policy management solutions, and eEye Digital Security, a provider of threat management solutions, have partnered to deliver a combined vulnerability assessment and network access control solution. The partnership automates the process of ensuring all devices connecting to Department of Defense networks are in compliance with IAVA.

ForeScout has said that enterprises and branches of the federal government and military face an influx of vulnerabilities introduced by users who are able to bypass scheduled scans. The CounterACT plug-in to the retina web security scanner addresses this problem by detecting all connected or connecting devices and enforcing network security policies across all network devices without the need for any prior knowledge of the connecting device. This visibility combined with eEye's deep scanning technology ensures a level of protection for Department of Defense (DoD) networks.

Morey Haber, vice president of product management at eEye Digital Security, said: "The DoD approached us with the requirement of automating device scans to eliminate the risk of disconnected laptops missing regularly scheduled VA scan sessions and posing a threat to the production network upon re-entry. In addition, the DoD needed a way to limit network access to non information assurance vulnerability alerts standards (IAVA)-compliant devices. To address this joint requirement, we looked to ForeScout. By adding the ForeScout CounterACT plug-in to our scanner, eEye was able to meet the DoD requirement of real-time detection of connecting devices, automating our ability to conduct IAVA scans."

Gord Boyce, president of ForeScout, said: "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to team with eEye and fulfill the DoD security initiative. At ForeScout, we continue to deliver on the requirements of our enterprise and federal customers, helping them adopt an access control strategy that meets their security requirements today, and scales to cover their security needs in the future."

Source: Datamonitor

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