Patent ID: 8146072
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a kiosk in a public reception area of a facility associated with an enterprise network; establishing a first communication path between the kiosk and the enterprise network; establishing second communication path between the kiosk and a computer to be tested; determining, using the kiosk, whether at least one program resident on the computer is a preferred version; in response to determining whether the at least one program is a preferred version, assigning an identifier to the computer being tested; using the identifier to determine whether the computer being tested may access the enterprise network; allowing the computer to access the enterprise network when the identifier indicates that the at least one program resident on the computer is a preferred version; preventing the computer from accessing the enterprise network when the identifier indicates that the at least one program resident on the computer is not a preferred version; and displaying three or more user selectable options including a software upgrade analysis option and security practice assessment analysis option and a security patch analysis option to a user, wherein the security practice assessment analysis option includes at least one of an access control practice analysis and a file sharing practice analysis and the security patch analysis option includes a software version and patch list analysis.