Recently the desktop support group has been performing a hardware refresh and has replaced
numerous computers. An auditor discovered that a number of the new computers did not have the
company’s antivirus software installed on them, Which of the following could be utilized to notify
the network support group when computers without the antivirus software are added to the
network?
A.
Network port protection
B.
NAC
C.
NIDS
D.
Mac Filtering
B. Network Access Control.
The correct answer is B.
Network Access Control (NAC) means controlling access to an environment through strict adherence to and implementation of security policies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Access_Control
A NIDS monitor traffic to and from all devices on the network and will alert the administrator if suspicious activity is detected.
B is answer.
Network Access Control (NAC) is an approach to computer security that attempts to unify endpoint security technology (such as antivirus, host intrusion prevention, and vulnerability assessment), user or system authentication and network security enforcement.
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