Guidance

What is a vulnerability scan?

What is a vulnerability scan? A vulnerability scan uses automated tools to identify known security issues through matching conditions with known vulnerabilities. What do you get? The tool automatically sets the risk level for the results of the scan and no manual verification or interpretation of the results prior to issue takes place. This is […]

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Creating a Strong SNMP Community String

Creating a Strong SNMP Community String To ensure that an attacker does not gain privileged or read access to your devices via a poorly configured SNMP community string, we would recommend that the following steps should be taken: Follow similar guidance to mainstream password guidance. • Use both upper and lower case • Include one […]

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