Evans Hotels Deploys Mirage Networks NAC Solution as a Managed Service to Safeguard its Wi-Fi Network, Achieve PCI Compliance
Mirage Networks, developer of the only patented Network Access Control (NAC) solution, and Security On-Demand, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive On-Demand compliance and security solutions, announced that Evans Hotels, a premier provider of resort accommodations in Southern California, has deployed a NAC solution to protect their guest and corporate networks from zero-day security threats and to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements.
Evans Hotels of Southern California offers Wi-Fi and unrestricted internet access to its guests. This amenity created significant exposure from their guest networks, which in the past experienced problems due to malware and spamming bots running on infected guest laptops. In addition, Evans Hotels was required to comply with the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS), as do all organizations that electronically process credit card information. Security On-Demand™, utilizing Mirage NAC technology and providing 7x24 security monitoring services offered Evans Hotels a simple way to assure PCI compliance and protect their guest and corporate networks without burdening their IT operations and technical staff.
“Mirage’s NAC technology and Security On-Demand’s™ support and management services allowed me to minimize the investment we had to make in managing, maintaining, and responding to security events,” said Eric Unruh, IT Director of Evans Hotels. “We increased protection to our guests, decreased our operating costs, and reduced the overall risk from a security incident.”
Mirage’s patented NAC technology can ensure network compliance by allowing only authorized endpoints to access the network and by monitoring all network traffic, all the time. Mirage is a network-based solution that requires no agent software, works in any infrastructure, and deploys “virtually inline.”
Mirage, in conjunction with its managed security partner, Security On-Demand™, was able to offer Evans Hotels a combined solution by bundling the Mirage NAC hardware along with services that provide ongoing management, tuning, alerting, and 7x24 incident response. Companies that purchase NAC and other security technology do not often anticipate the burden that is created within the IT department when these solutions are implemented.
“The full-cycle NAC protection that Mirage Networks offers is an invaluable resource to our clients,” said Peter Bybee, president and CEO of Security On-Demand. “Our combined solution offers threat prevention and automated policy enforcement with always-on security monitoring and support. This combination allows organizations to focus their IT staff on supporting business systems, where they can provide the most value.”
“One of our core values at Mirage is strength through partnership,” said Greg Stock, president and CEO of Mirage Networks. “Nowhere has this ideal manifested itself more than within our Managed Services partners and customers. We have architected our solution with our MSSP community in mind by providing simplicity, scalability and robust reporting within a single NAC platform. We are pleased to include Security On-Demand and Evans Hotels in this community and look forward to helping them maximize network uptime and productivity by providing proactive security technology.”