The NAC market, estimated at nearly $1 billion and growing by 28.4 percent per year, is driven by workforce mobility and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), global regulations, automated threat response, and Internet of Things (IoT) security risks.

According to the “2018 NAC Market Outlook” report by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, NAC manages and controls access of devices and users to corporate networks based on policies, including endpoint configuration, authentication, and user’s identity. NAC technologies have evolved significantly from device access authorisation, BYOD, and guest management functions to more granular endpoint visibility, access and security capabilities that support robust policies driven by mobility, cloud, and virtualisation trends. NAC technology continues to be enhanced with intelligence to communicate and take action within the network and security ecosystem.

“With workforce mobility, data privacy, malware and IoT security risks, organisations are taking advantage of the operational visibility and threat mitigation capabilities of third-generation NAC solutions,” said Piyush Dewangan, security industry research manager at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions. “In particular the value of combining VPN and NAC platforms, such as the Secure Access Platform provided by Pulse Secure, enhances the fidelity of oversight that an organisation can apply to users and devices while they are remote, both pre- and post-connection to networks and clouds.”