802.1x Network Access Control

August 25, 2018

Economic globalization has been the catalyst for businesses to extend the reach of their mobile workforce. Growing requirements for enabling remote employee access to company resources mandates the use of a solution that authenticates and connects. The IoT and BYOD phenomenon constitutes a significant percentage of network traffic originating from unmanaged personal devices, therefore stressing IT security and access control infrastructure. This consumerization of IT has raised end-user expectations for both performance and innovation.

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