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| On Demand Group Selects ConSentry’s Intelligent Switches ConSentry Networks announces that On Demand Group (ODG) has deployed the LANShield Switch platform. ConSentry's intelligent switch provides integrated user and application controls and granular network visibility of all branch-office user activity within ODG. Due to expansion, ODG has moved some departmental personnel to a new branch office, which required the company to seek an additional level of access control and visibility at the network edge. After evaluating enterprise switches from Cisco and ConSentry, ODG selected the ConSentry LANShield CS-4048 for its ability to provide the granularity of control and visibility required in a single platform. Easily deployed and configured, the LANShield Switch authenticates users against standard identity stores and automatically learns their roles. For each traffic flow, the switch identifies the application in use, applies policies based on role, and fully tracks all activities. This level of granularity ensures ODG is constantly aware of all activity on the network and can manage that activity to an individual user level. By delivering a comprehensive understanding of users, applications, files, and Internet activity, the ConSentry intelligent switches provide faster and easier incident response and troubleshooting. ODG is provided with a complete and consolidated view of who is doing what on the LAN, with username, role, application, and server all tied together. This tight integration enables granular control, down to file-based views of individual application use. ODG has now used ConSentry as the platform for simply and securely enabling Internet guest access and tracking user activity. Increasing demand for access from guests required ODG to provide an ADSL link and install a firewall as a simple security measure. Using the standard switching functionality of the LANShield Switch, ODG has set up a guest page using a simple web-based captive portal native to the ConSentry product family. Guest devices are screened prior to authentication then placed in a secure zone that prevents them from accessing corporate resources or intellectual property. ODG can now offer a network service to guests without any risk to its business. ODG plans to roll out further ConSentry LANShield switches across the company to create a ConSentry-enabled edge-switching infrastructure. By using the role-based LAN segmentation capability, ODG will be able to separate business divisions on the network and secure the production and development environments, helping to achieve compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Networking News :: home page |