Client and endpoint defenses

MUST READ Network Access Control HOT SPOT TUTORIALS - Learn how network access control technologies can help protect your clients' networks against unprotected systems. Making sense of network access control TIP - Learn why network access control is so complicated and if it's a good fit for your customers. Auditing your customer's firewall activity TIP - Security consultants charged with managing their customer's firewalls should keep a close eye on the audit logs, as they're a veritable goldmine of network security intelligence. Firewall topology: system placement TIP - This tip offers guidance on placing systems within three different firewall topologies: bastion host, screened subnet and multi-homed firewall. Firewall architecture decisions: perimeter protection strategy TIP - This tip serves as a brief primer on firewall architectures to enable you to select an appropriate architecture for use in various situations.

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	Should you disable IE ESC, or manage it in Windows servers? Submitted By: SearchMidmarketSecurity.com | 05 Oct 2009 TIP - Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) locks down IE on Windows servers, but admins often disable it.

	Tradeoffs and advantages of network access control with Microsoft NAP Submitted By: SearchMidmarketSecurity.com | 05 Oct 2009 TIP - Microsoft NAP's endpoint security policy compliance checks and integration with third-party products make it an attractive option over traditional network access control solutions.

	How to help customers choose a network access control product Submitted By: SearchSecurityChannel.com | 18 Sep 2009 TIP - Learn some variables to consider when choosing a NAC product, including what some large vendors' NAC products have to offer over some of the smaller vendor offerings.

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	Channel Expert Podcast: Endpoint security products SearchSecurityChannel.com | 21 Nov 2008 PODCAST - In this two-part Channel Expert Podcast, Andrew Plato discusses the selection, deployment and management of endpoint security products.

	Validated firewalls Syngress Publishing | 27 Aug 2008 CHAPTER EXCERPT - This section of the chapter excerpt will focus on validating firewalls before they are put into production.

	System administration Syngress Publishing | 27 Aug 2008 CHAPTER EXCERPT - This section of the chapter excerpt will focus on managing and properly administering the system and the firewall.

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Client and endpoint defenses:  Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security, Network router, switch and device security, Securing Network Protocols, Network intrusion detection and prevention defenses, Mobile and Wireless LAN Security