A well-established security policy has these characteristics:
?– Provides a process for auditing existing network security
?– Provides a general security framework for implementing network security
?– De?¬?nes behaviors toward electronic data that is not allowed
?– Determines which tools and procedures are needed for the organization
?– Communicates consensus among a group of key decision makers and de?¬?nes
responsibilities of users and administrators
?– De?¬?nes a process for handling network security incidents
?– Enables an enterprise-wide, all-site security implementation and enforcement plan
Securing Switch Devices
You should use your security policy to determine how to con?¬?gure security on your various
network devices. Best practices for securing these devices also exist. Follow these
recommended practices for secure switch access:
?– Set system passwords: Use the enable secret command to set the password that
grants privileged access to the Cisco IOS system. Because the enable secret command
simply implements a Message Digest 5 (MD5) hash on the con?¬?gured password, that
password remains vulnerable to dictionary attacks.
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