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Using BackTrack to Discover Cisco Vulnerabilities. Brian Compton College of Technology – University of Houston. Cisco equipment has vulnerabilities Expensive and cumbersome to manage. Problem Statement. Patches are released often by Cisco Unpatched hardware present a vulnerability.
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Using BackTrack to Discover Cisco Vulnerabilities Brian Compton College of Technology – University of Houston
Cisco equipment has vulnerabilities • Expensive and cumbersome to manage Problem Statement
Patches are released often by Cisco • Unpatched hardware present a vulnerability Why is this an issue?
BackTrack Live CD • Over 300 total tools • 12 tools specifically address Cisco Solution
Router audit tool • Cisco configuration security audit tool • Cisco global exploiter • Cisco torch Tools that Work
Specifically address the Technical Control of Prevention • Finds vulnerabilities so they may be mitigated Conclusion