Securing The Network Edge Quickly and Accurately
March 7, 2021
The most critical cybersecurity issues occur at the edge. Genian NAC can surveil all IP-enabled devices and control access from the network edge in real-time.
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What Genians learned from 2020
January 27, 2021
Ensure Core Cybersecurity Requirements Are Met In This Unprecedented Time The requirements of Genians’ customers in 2020 shifted drastically due to COVID 19, presenting a significant challenge for anyone operating within the Cybersecurity realm. While many vendors scrambled to provide options for their customers, Genians’ leadership and experience with Cloud Managed / Unmanaged NAC and
Security Automation, Sharing data without Enforcement?
November 16, 2020
Genian NAC can perform real-time detection and isolation of threats at the access layer by integrating with third-party systems such as IDS, DDI, SIEM, NGFW, and SOAR.
Genians Responds to Gartner’s May 2020 Market Guide for Network Access Control
June 17, 2020
Network Access Control still has a critical role to play in any cybersecurity plan whether it be visibility, asset management, control/segmentation, Zero Trust or security automation. Organizations should carefully consider the topics discussed in the Gartner NAC Market Recommendations section of the guide when researching and choosing a solution to ensure the solution chosen is the right fight for the organization’s business, network environment, and security initiatives. These front end considerations will pay dividends on the back end.
What should be considered for Next-Gen Network Access Control (NAC) and Zero Trust Network (ZTN)?
May 14, 2020
Recent Gartner and Frost & Sullivan’s report indicates that NAC has become an important element in the development of Zero Trust Networks (ZTN) as it provides visibility, monitoring, and control at the network access layer.
What we learned from RSAC 2020
March 5, 2020
By sharing what Genians learned during RSAC 2020. Genians can help to reshape the foundation of the cybersecurity framework.
Openness, transparency, and sharing together provide the key for building the foundation of a safe and secure world
February 21, 2020
We as Genians always work together with customers, partners, vendors, and communities to sustain our safety from the threats posed by an unpredictable world. And our next-gen NAC solutions can be working as a communication platform to turn things around. So journey with us.
Key Considerations for Network Access Control (NAC) Architecture in the IoT Era
August 13, 2019
RADIUS-based NAC vs Sensor-based NAC This article will focus on some of the Pros and Cons of central versus distributed architectures with respect to Network Access Control (NAC) solutions. During the decision making process when purchasing or implementing NAC solutions, the question of architecture is always at the forefront. Many factors come into consideration when
Security or Compliance? Security and Compliance!
February 20, 2019
As organizations continue to struggle to address the challenges posed by a constant barrage of cyber-breaches and attacks, one question in particular comes to the fore: How is it that so many breaches, including some very large incidents, have occurred in environments where compliance with various governmental and/or industry security regulations has been taken quite
Rethinking 802.1x
December 14, 2018
This article continues our series on “Multi-Layered Access Control,” which seeks to explore various approaches to network visibility and access control. While our last piece dealt with ARP-based strategies for securing endpoints, we now consider how the 802.1x protocol can be used as part of a broader, multi-faceted approach – offering operators a range of
Genians’ virtuous NAC triangle to secure the IoT era
September 11, 2018
In the current world of ever-increasing cyber threats, network managers face a common set of fundamental challenges on a daily basis. Keeping one’s network safe and secure from the very real and myriad cyber dangers that exist today requires that one possess several key capabilities: first, the ability to know exactly what devices are accessing
Secure your network by leveraging ARP
July 24, 2018
Even the most fledgling of network administrators are familiar with the ARP protocol and the role it plays in helping operators manage their networks. Indeed, ARP, or “Address Resolution Protocol,” is a stateless communication protocol critical to enabling basic packet transmission in every ethernet network. Its job is quite simple: ARP inspects incoming packets to
Multi-Layered Access Control
July 24, 2018
Today, the Internet is a vast network of connections: people to people, people to Things, and Things to Things. This results in a complex melting pot of security and network management challenges because of the convergence of so many tools, technologies, and platforms. How successful are you in managing your network security in the new
Part II – Empower Your IT/OT Convergence with Genians Next-Gen NAC Capabilities
May 9, 2018
Converging and integrating OT and IT therefore often requires a “modernization” effort to bring legacy OT systems up-to-date so they can safely be connected to an enterprise’s network without compromising overall systems availability and business continuity. Most legacy OT systems will require some level of upgrading or outright replacement in order to be manageable, secure,
Part 1 – The age-old separation of IT and OT (Operational Technology) has begun to erode with the emergence of IoT
May 8, 2018
Over the past few years, we have heard a great deal about the rapidly emerging revolution in the Internet of Things (IoT). Indeed, major analysts like Gartner and Forrester have predicted that we are now in the process of moving from some 10 billion network-connected IoT devices to approximately 25 billion in the next 3
Next Generation of NAC Capabilities
January 22, 2018
As the challenges identified above manifest themselves increasingly, NAC platforms will need to be highly responsive to marketplace dynamics and the overall threat landscape – and accordingly innovative as well. The essential characteristics required of NAC technology going forward is that it provides enterprises with the flexibility required for them to carry out their business
Why Still Network Access Control (NAC)?
January 8, 2018
Network Access Control (NAC) is a key component of your cyber defense framework.
What is Network Access Control?
January 1, 2018
Network Access Control (NAC) ensures that all connected devices are automatically identified, classified, authorized, and given policy-based access control.
Staying Ahead of the IoT Security Curve With Reimaged NAC
August 3, 2017
The dramatic influx of IoT and other network-connected devices requires a radical new approach to management and security International Data Corp. forecasts that approximately 80 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020, up from 11 billion today. This flood of internet of things (IoT) is expected to transform the corporate IT landscape
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Returning to the Office: 3 Tips to Secure Your Network
It may seem like just yesterday that IT teams worldwide scrambled to set up secure and efficient remote work environments. Now, we are seeing the beginnings of a return to office work. Here are some quick tips to ease the transition back to a stable baseline in your network environments.