Forescout

ForeScout is the leading provider of Network Access Control (NAC) and policy compliance management solutions.

With top-tier customers from every vertical, ForeScout has perfected the art of providing strong access control without disrupting network operations or needlessly punishing end users. ForeScout’s flagship product, CounterACT, protects over 500 of the world’s most secure enterprises and military installations with global deployments spanning 37 countries. ForeScout CounterACT provides a path to complete security policy enforcement and is fast and easy for administrators to deploy, manage and maintain. ForeScout is headquartered in Cupertino, California and has offices in the United Kingdom and Israel.

What can ForeScout do for you?

• Ensure 100% deployment of endpoint security software - With ForeScout CounterACT, you can detect gaps or failures of your existing security systems–such as antivirus, patch management, encryption and DLP agents. Automatically remediate endpoint security deficiencies.
• Automate guest access - With ForeScout CounterACT, you can allow visitors to use your network for Internet access, without compromising your internal network security. Automated procedures require no manual intervention by your IT staff.
• Monitor and secure confidential data - With ForeScout CounterACT, you can control who uses P2P applications, USB memory sticks, smart phones, etc. Apply network access policies that allow only authorized users to access parts of your network with sensitive data.
• Demonstrate compliance with regulations - The real-time visibility and control that you get from ForeScout CounterACT helps you prove compliance with numerous industry regulations and certifications such as: PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA, FINRA, FERPA, HIPAA, HITECH Act, FISMA, NERC, DISA STIG, Common Critera EAL2.
• Block zero-day attacks - ForeScout CounterACT contains a patented threat-detection engine that protects your network from zero-day threats and infected guest devices. Unlike signature- based IPS systems which require constant maintenance and pattern file updates, ForeScout’s threat prevention engine is accurate, requires no maintenance, and does not suffer false-positive blocking errors.
• Efficiently prepare for audits - ForeScout CounterACT helps improve the accuracy of audit reports and saves you money by making the reporting process easier and faster. Inventory and compliance audits that used to take days or weeks can be produced by CounterACT in hours with real-time accuracy.