Protecting ourselves from the more aggressive Internet users, be they nefarious or those who contend that they are just trying to make us aware of our vulnerability, is a given these days. Enter policy-based networking products, among those CoreSentry’s LANShield Switch. “Due to the broad range of offerings, a ConSentry solution can be effective for midsize companies to large enterprises … ConSentry’s special strength is in reporting and information presentation, offering a best-of-breed dashboard for policy-based networking that other vendors would do well to emulate,” Steve Hultquist writes in ConSentry flexes its muscles. That’s not to say, however, that the product is without its challenges. In this and an upcoming series of reviews, we’ll investigate the continually evolving world of NAC and policy-based networking. Technology Industry