Mike Fratto

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Former Network Computing Editor

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Why Blacklisting Works

Mike Fratto

November 01, 2007

When deploying in-line NAC products, a default allow deployment which means allow everything that is not explicitly denied is more efficient and effective than a default deny deployment...

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Leveraging Your Infrastructure

Mike Fratto

October 20, 2007

NAC deployments often require more integration than seen at first blush. Especially when the NAC products don???t meet with expectations.

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Is NAC Ready For You? Probably Not

Mike Fratto

October 01, 2007

The NAC market space is still young and the products are evolving pretty quickly. In some cases, features are oversold. In others, they are just missing.

Networking

ShowStoppers Digital Holidays

Mike Fratto

October 01, 2007

Trying to get a jump on my IT gift giving, I hit ShowStoppers Digital Holidays to see what was cool. As my wife put it, there were a lot of things to stuff in your ears (Bluetooth headsets...

Data Centers

WAN Optimization, LAN Degradation

Mike Fratto

September 28, 2007

Despite a growing trend toward data center consolidation, remote office support is still one obstacle to contend with.

Networking

IT Survival Guide: NAC Success Depends On A Solid Foundation

Mike Fratto

September 28, 2007

To succeed with network access control, lay the groundwork. Develop policies and inventory your current security infrastructure to maximize integration.

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The Insider Threat Is Greater Than You Might Think

Mike Fratto

September 19, 2007

Dr. Eric Shaw???s Tuesday keynote at the MIS Training Institute's IT Security World Conference 2007 is a sobering presentation about the underlying causes of and dangers in mishandling the...

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A NAC-Tastic Podcast

Mike Fratto

September 19, 2007

In this podcast, Mike Fratto and other Security Experts discuss the NAC landscape and where products are in development.

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MAC Authentication: An incongruous concept

Mike Fratto

September 13, 2007

MAC addresses cannot provide any valid proof of identity other than it's intended use case.

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Thinking and Doing

Mike Fratto

September 06, 2007

When you land on a NAC vendor, be sure to add to your list of questions, if they don???t ask you, what switch models and software versions have you tested your product with.

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Compliance Should Not Drive You to NAC

Mike Fratto

August 23, 2007

There is so much hype in the IT media and vendor product pitches about policy compliance it makes my head swim. Survey results published by Network Instruments shows many organizations don...

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Logging matters

Mike Fratto

August 17, 2007

As I start to test product for the upcoming NAC reviews, in-line NAC being the first of many, one thing strikes me as truly annoying???the lack of decent logging and reporting within...

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Three Vendors and an Analyst Walk Into a Bar...

Mike Fratto

August 15, 2007

What happens when you get Michelle McLean from ConSentry Networks, Mike Rothman from Security Incite, Alan Shimel from StillSecure, Dominic Wilde from Nevis Networks together? The answer is...

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Applications vs Application Level

Mike Fratto

August 08, 2007

Understanding the difference between application layer security and application access control will help you determine when and if NAC will be effective in solving your access control...

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The limits of access control in NAC

Mike Fratto

August 02, 2007

Alan Shimel, in his July 30th blog Is quantine black and white or is there access control in NAC?, takes Kurt Roemer from Citrix to task for Roemer???s portrayal of NAC as black and white...

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