Microsoft highlights Network Quarantine feature
ENT News | at | by Mike
In the wake of one of the most active weeks for computer worms yet, Microsoft is calling attention to a little-touted new feature of Windows Server 2003 that helps administrators ensure that remote users adhere to company security policies.
The new feature in Windows Server 2003 is called Network Access Quarantine Control, and it essentially puts remote access systems that log into a private network into a quarantine with limited access to the network until an administrator-supplied script can validate that the client system meets the organization's security policies.