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Feature Comparison Sophos NAC for Endpoint or NAC Advanced
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Endpoint assessment and control
How much control do you want?
Prevent security issues by assessing and controlling all managed and unmanaged computers. NAC software will enable you to:
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detect and fix managed endpoint vulnerabilities
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ensure that any guest computers match your security requirements before they access your network
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prevent unauthorized computers from accessing the network.
Choose how much control you want:
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Endpoint Security and Control 8 gives you fundamental control of the security status of managed and unmanaged computers.
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Sophos NAC Advanced gives you greater control through more sophisticated policy definitions, and advanced reporting capabilities.
Which product is right for you?
This table sets out a comprehensive comparison of the 2 products. Call
Foursys to discuss this in more detail.
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Endpoint Security
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Policy definition
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Policies for managed, contractor and guest computers
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Check if antivirus and other security applications are active and up to date
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Check if OS service packs are current
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Check if Microsoft/Windows Update active
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Check 600 predefined OS patch definitions
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Define policies by user groups
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Create custom applications and policies
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Assessment and remediation
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Assess and autoremediate managed computers with a permanent NAC agent
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Assess and control unmanaged computers with a dissolvable agent
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Reporting
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Standard reporting on endpoint compliance with policy
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Advanced reporting and exporting capabilities for trending analysis
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Configurable alerting to proactively track down potential problems
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Enforcement
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Agent Based - control managed computer network access
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Microsoft DHCP - prevent unprotected / unauthorized computers accessing the network
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802.1x, Cisco NAC, VPN, other DHCP - prevent unprotected / unauthorized computers accessing the network
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Deployment
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Single installation with Sophos Anti-Virus and Client Firewall
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NAC agent that can be installed on managed computers running third party anti-virus
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NAC agent that can be installed separately using software distribution tools
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