From the course: Cisco CCNP SCOR Security (350-701) Cert Prep: 1 Security Concepts and Network Security

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Device management security

Device management security

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Device management security

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- [Instructor] Similar to our survey of device hardening best practices, we also have considerations for securing our device management. When we talk about device management security, we're referring specifically to protecting the management plane. The management plane includes the system configuration and also determining who is allowed to access a system as well as what they are allowed to do while logged into the system. Additionally, this includes considerations for any messages to or from the device such as SNMP messages, for example. These types of messages are a way that someone could obtain information about our operating system or system status, and that would potentially give them an advantage if they're trying to attack our network. Strong passwords are a consideration that should go without saying. There are many known ways to break passwords, so a tougher password will take longer to break, or hopefully be impossible to break by an attacker. When we unbox a brand new…

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