CASE STUDY SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMPLEMENTS NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL FOR MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS INTRODUCTION Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) is a government agency that provides geological surveys and mineral exploration, as well as monitors environmental hazards including earthquake and volcano activities for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With approximately 1,500 employees tasked with going to various and often remote sites, SGS has 18 locations where mobile technology is increasingly used to perform necessary tasks. THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING SECURE BYOD AND GUEST ACCESS As SGS experienced expanding numbers of mobile, BYOD, guest and contractor devices accessing its network, it became critical to automate its manual provisioning and tighten security. SGS only had port-level securit

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