Posture Assessment

Updated 28 Jul 2026

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  a health check performed on a device before it's allowed to connect to the network, since you can't trust every device (especially [BYOD](Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)))
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checks performed
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  is it running anti-malware, and is it updated? are corporate applications installed? is the disk encrypted (for mobile)?
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agent types
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  persistent agents — permanently installed, may need periodic updates
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  dissolvable agents — require no installation, run during the assessment, then terminate
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  agentless NAC — integrated with Active Directory, checked at login/logoff, can't be scheduled independently
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failing the assessment
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  the device is quarantined with just enough network access to fix the issue, then reassessed
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related
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  Mobile Device Management (MDM)

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