With every passing day more and more companies had starting favoring - "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Mantra" but had started bothering network and security engineers because its a very very hard job to keep everybody complying to your company's policies without actually knowing who they are.
Thanks to Cisco once again. Cisco Identity Services Engine makes it possible to identify and control everybody on your corporate network, regardless of how they are connected - Wired, Wireless or may be VPN. Lets have a quick brief look at the benefits of Cisco ISE -
Security: Improve visibility and control over all user activity and devices on your physical network and virtual infrastructure
Compliance: Create consistent policy across the infrastructure for corporate governance.
Efficiency: Increase IT staff productivity by automating labor-intensive tasks and simplifying service delivery.
Apart from these Cisco ISE is fully loaded to perform all the stuff mentioned below -
Consistent enforcement of context-based policies across wired and wireless networks
System-wide visibility showing you who and what is on the network - wired, wireless, or VPN
Integrated AAA, profiling, posture, and guest services to simplify deployments and cut costs
Accurate device identification using ISE-based probes, embedded device sensors, active endpoint scanning
Policy-based mobile-device compliance and application provisioning using integrated multi-device management solutions
Simplified BYOD onboarding through self-service registration would be available very soon (A sigh of relief for Network Managers - Isnt it ?)
So, to sum it up, Cisco ISE is a perfect blend of Cisco ACS & Cisco NAC bundle. Video below should help you all in the understanding the product even better -
Well if you ask me honestly, I am already a fan of this product and beleives, this product deserve few more articles.
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