Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, correct) the security configuration of network infrastructure devices using a rigorous configuration management and change control process in order to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.
You can configure network devices for RADIUS or TACACS AAA, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for the Profiling service to collect Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol attributes for profiling endpoints, and Trustsec attributes for Trustsec devices. Tag 1 0 3 download free. A network device that is not defined in Cisco ISE cannot receive. If your network supports the default settings described in Deployment Considerations, connect your device to your local network using an Ethernet cable without any additional configuration. If your network does not support the default settings, use the device web interface to make changes to the ConnectPort X2e for Smart Energy Ethernet settings.
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Why is this CIS Control critical?
As delivered from manufacturers and resellers, the default configurations for network infrastructure devices are geared for ease-of-deployment and ease-of-use – not security. Open services and ports, default accounts (including service accounts) or passwords, support for older (vulnerable) protocols, pre-installation of unneeded software; all can be exploitable in their default state. The management of the secure configurations for networking devices is not a one-time event, but a process that involves regularly reevaluating not only the configuration items but also the allowed traffic flows. Attackers take advantage of network devices becoming less securely configured over time as users demand exceptions for specific business needs. Sometimes the exceptions are deployed and then left undone when they are no longer applicable to the business needs. In some cases, the security risk of the exception is neither properly analyzed nor measured against the associated business need and can change over time. Attackers search for vulnerable default settings, gaps or inconsistencies in firewall rule sets, routers, and switches and use those holes to penetrate defenses. They exploit flaws in these devices to gain access to networks, redirect traffic on a network, and intercept information while in transmission. Through such actions, the attacker gains access to sensitive data, alters important information, or even uses a compromised machine to pose as another trusted system on the network.
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Compare all network device configuration against approved security configurations defined for each network device in use and alert when any deviations are discovered.
Manage all network devices using multi-factor authentication and encrypted sessions.