1. In a system comprising a plurality of devices connected to a network, a method for regulating network access at a particular device, the method comprising: providing at a plurality of devices connected to a network a security module for establishing security settings, said security settings for regulating network access at said plurality of devices; collecting information about established security settings from at least some of said plurality of devices; generating consensus security settings based upon the collected information; and in response to a request for network access at a particular device, determining whether or not to permit network access based, at least in part, upon the consensus security settings.