NAC Day
NAC Day will cover the concepts behind NAC, as well as the top NAC architectures from Cisco, Microsoft and the Trusted Computing Group. Specific issues in deploying NAC in enterprise networks, and cover key strategies you can use to ensure successful NAC planning and deployment will be discussed. A panel of leading NAC experts listed below will debate issues and take your questions.
NAC Day Chair:
Mike Fratto
Information Week, Managing Editor, Labs
Mike is Managing Editor, Labs, for InformationWeek. He previously was a Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing and Executive Editor for Secure Enterprise. He has spoken at several conferences including NetWorld+Interop, MISTI, the Internet Security Conference, as well as to local groups. He also teaches a network security graduate course at Syracuse University. Prior to Network Computing, Mike was an independent consultant.
Sponsor Speakers:
Rich Langston
Senior Manager, Product Management, Symantec
Rich Langston directs Symantec's product management efforts around Network Access Control. He joined Symantec from Sygate, where he helped create the original Network Access Control technology that is used today in Symantec Network Access Control. Rich has spent the last four years on the frontlines of the network access control market, helping customers successfully deploy Symantec’s technology worldwide. He has a wealth of experience in the security and networking areas, having spent many years at both Cisco Systems and Extreme Networks. He began his career in enterprise IT.
Prem Ananthakrishnan
Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
Prem is a Technical Marketing Engineer for the Cisco NAC product line. He is responsible for developing technical concepts/solutions and driving future product architecture and features. Prem has also been focusing on global scalability of the product, documentation, sales and partner trainings to ensure successful deployments. Prior to his current role, he worked in Cisco's Customer Advocacy organization supporting various security technologies. Prem holds a MS degree in telecommunications from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a BSEE from the University of Bombay. He is also a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).
