Cisco Smart Install Protocol Still Abused in Attacks, 5 Years After First Warning
By Eduard Kovacs on June 09, 2021 Cisco’s Smart Install protocol is still being abused in attacks — five years after the networking giant issued its first warning — and there are still roughly 18,000 internet-exposed devices that could be targeted by hackers. Cisco describes Smart Install as a plug-and-play configuration and image-management feature that provides zero-touch deployment for new switches. Smart Install can be very useful for organizations, but it can also pose a serious security risk. Once a device has been set up through Smart Install, the feature remains enabled and it ...
Source: securityweek.com