Network Access Control

Organizations and individuals today are surrounded by devices from laptops, smartphones and tablets to servers, virtual instances, IoT devices and industrial systems of all kinds. Unknown, Unprotected and Vulnerable systems as well as devices significantly expand your attack surface. Organizations today lack to discover and identify such systems in real time hence they lead to breach. 

Security Starts With Visibility and Detection. Visibility is the key in defending any valuable business network.

Organizations are now adopting Network Access Control Technologies to detect rouge, unprotected, vulnerable systems in real time which also allow to restrict access of such unauthorized as well as non-compliant devices.

Course Overview 

During this program you get the opportunity to learn the leading Network Access Control (NAC) System from Forescout. Forescout Technologies is the leader in device visibility and control. Our unified security platform enables enterprises and government agencies to gain complete situational awareness of their extended enterprise environment and orchestrate actions to reduce cyber and operational risk.

Course Duration – 24 Hour

Prerequisites for participation

• Network communication, network structure, TCP/IP, Subnetting, Switching & Wireless fundamentals.
• Windows Active Directory, DHCP, Email and DNS functions.

Course Outline

• Introduction – A brief discussion and  introduction about  concepts of Network Access Control.
• Product Architecture – Understand how it works, what it does and its components  including planning deployment in the network with  layer 2 versus layer 3 modes, network integration and rollout strategies.
• CounterACT Installation – Participants will perform installation & configuration of Forescout NAC such as integration with network switch, Active Directory integration, Email server and account management. 
• Interface Walk Through – We take you through the product management console to illustrate features such as inventory, assets, policies, detections, dashboard, Plugins, Channel, Host Property Scanner, Switch,  reporting and others.
• Classification- Learn how to classify network assets in Forescout CounterACT (NAC).
• Policy Overview– Participants will get a foundational overview of how to create policies and how they function within the CounterACT console.You will learn to create policies to establish a network and endpoint compliance posture for a typical corporate environment.
• Control/ Enforce – Learners will enforce a compliance posture by assigning network devices to Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs), updating asset antivirus and patch levels, and enabling guest registration, ActiveResponse™ and Domain Name Service (DNS) Enforcement. 
• CounterACT Host Management – Opportunity to configure Windows, Linux and network endpoints. In addition, you will perform housekeeping tasks such as backups and appliance updates. 
• Troubleshooting – Learn troubleshooting tasks, commands and  how to capture logs. .