if-map
October 8th, 2009 at 03:01pm
Under TNC
Processor magazine recently published an interesting editorial on Protecting the Network, which described many of the common methods, but also had a section on the Trusted Computing Group’s IF-MAP protocol.
"Intruders look for holes," says Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group. "The most common are the gaps between physical and electronic security tools. If both [...]
Continue Reading TNC one element of protecting the network
Tags: if-map, processor
By Ken Y-N
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:29pm
Under Advocacy+ TNC
In reply to Chris Hoff’s recent post, covered on this blog here, Steve Hanna of Juniper talked about The Adoption Curve for IF-MAP, the Trusted Computing Group’s standard protocol for connected security.
He talks about how adoption follows classic adoption cycles: first the innovators get going, followed by early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards, [...]
Continue Reading Be an IF-MAP innovator!
Tags: if-map, steve hanna
By Ken Y-N
November 27th, 2008 at 09:36am
Under Advocacy+ TNC
I recently read a rather interesting post (both the contents and the writing style!) on how the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Interface For Metadata Access Protocol (IF-MAP) should spread to the cloud, in a post by Chris Hoff on his Rational Survivability blog, entitled I Can Haz TCG IF-MAP Support In Your Security Product, Please….
He [...]
Continue Reading IF-MAP and Cloud Computing
Tags: chris hoff, cloud computing, if-map
By Ken Y-N
October 2nd, 2008 at 05:38pm
Under TNC
This question, what is the Interface for Metadata Access Point (IF-MAP) standard from the Trusted Computing Group’s Trusted Network Connect workgroup? A recent article on Computer Technology Review tried to answer this question.
After providing a fictional scenario where IF-MAP can help diagnose network anomalies, the article discusses why the existing Network Access (or Admission, depending [...]
Continue Reading What is IF-MAP?
Tags: computer technology review, if-map, nac
By Ken Y-N
August 21st, 2008 at 01:29pm
Under TNC
On the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) official blog, Steve Hanna posted about TNC (Trusted Network Connect) and IF-MAP.
He gives a quick introduction of what it is, then describes a short paper written by the Interop Labs team on IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point).
Continue Reading Official word on what is IF-MAP
Tags: if-map, interop labs, steve hanna
By Ken Y-N
June 25th, 2008 at 04:48pm
Under TCG
Just a quick note that the official Trusted Computing Group (TCG) blog has been updated by Brian Berger on the subject of the launch of the Japan Regional Forum at Interop Tokyo.
In addition, it also mentioned that the TCG’s “TNC 1.3 Framework Makes Coordinated Multi-vendor” (hmm, looks like a word is missing from that title) [...]
Continue Reading TCG blog on Japan Regional Forum
Tags: if-map, interop, jrf
By Ken Y-N
June 9th, 2008 at 03:20pm
Under TNC
InformationWeek has published an overview of the IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point) from the TCG’s (Trusted Computing Group) TNC (Trusted Network Connect) workgroup, focusing on how this new protocol can be used to integrate disparate devices for stronger NAC (Network Access Control).
Perhaps the first question many people have is what exactly is IF-MAP and [...]
Continue Reading Technical roadmap for IF-MAP
Tags: if-map, informationweek
By Ken Y-N
May 20th, 2008 at 07:32pm
Under TNC
Recently, NetworkWorld published an overview of the latest development from the TCG’s (Trusted Computing Group) TNC’s (Trusted Network Connect Workgroup) new IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point) protocol for integrated endpoint security across the network.
NetworkWorld’s summary of what IF-MAP can do for you is as follows:
With IF-MAP, various devices can be integrated into the network [...]
Continue Reading NetworkWorld’s overview of IF-MAP
Tags: if-map, networkworld
By Ken Y-N
May 13th, 2008 at 11:02am
Under TNC
I spoke too soon, the Interop round-up continues, this time with Curt Franklin giving his views. As with Jon Oltsik, one of his highlights was also NAC (Network Access Control) 2.0 and the Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) IF-MAP (Interface for Metadata Access Point) protocol. He addresses the IT professional when he makes this recommendation for [...]
Continue Reading Another final wrap-up on Interop
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
May 13th, 2008 at 10:01am
Under TNC
This is hopefully my last post about Interop, having finally caught up with all the blog buzz and press releases on the highly-successful show for the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), and the Trusted Network Connect (TNC) in particular.
Jon Oltsik wrapped up Interop, with one of his five points raised being the impression left by the [...]
Continue Reading Finally, Interop Las Vegas is over for another year!
Tags: if-map, interop
By Ken Y-N
