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The Need For Admission Control
• Viruses, worms, spyware, etc. still #1
cause of financial loss
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Downtime, recovery, lost productivity,
credibility, legal implications
• Users routinely authenticated, but...
Endpoint devices (laptops, PCs, PDAs)
are not checked for security policy
compliance
Unprotected endpoints spread infection
Required security software not installed,
disabled, or out of date
Checking for compliance is difficult and
expensive
2. 2005 FBI/CSI Report