Network Access Protection

This is a new feature in Configuration Manager. It leverages technology built into Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 that allows you to protect your network from potential threats by not allowing computers to access your network that do not meet certain system health requirements such as having updated antivirus definitions or security patches installed. With this feature you can also enforce certain network protocols. The ability to secure the environment is one of the tasks on the Supporting and Operating
quadrants on ITIL and MOF.