Minneapolis-based Great Bay Software launched Beacon Suite 5.0 to help enterprises discover, onboard, monitor and enforce access policies across all connected devices, including laptops, servers, printers, VoIP phones, biomedical devices, industrial control systems and newly emerging Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
New to the Beacon Suite 5.0 is the Beacon Endpoint Enforcement module, which simplifies and automates endpoint and IoT device authentication and onboarding as well as enforcement of access policies. The Beacon Endpoint Enforcement module license unlocks the ability to authenticate all unmanaged devices based on multiple criteria. This is especially unique because Beacon goes far beyond the MAC address to determine endpoint identity and behavioral attributes. This approach greatly eases the burden of onboarding IoT and biomedical devices, providing an appropriate level of network access.