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What are the weaknesses of Cisco Router, Switch
Hi, does anyone know any weakness of Cisco devices (router, switch, Firewall)? Is there any way/tool to assess their vulnerabilities?
the biggest weakness of Cisco products is its majority in market share, therefore all their products commonly become the first target to be attacked, hence more vulnerabilities are found comparing to other products running different OS or firmware, therefore more surfaces of attack are known comparing to others. it doesn't mean Cisco products are more weak, it just means the products are popular. they are Windows for Microsoft in the networking world.
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Hi, thanks for your reply but I'm asking for technical weakness, not the business
Just look at NIST: National Vulnerability Database
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@ Predrag: Hi, many thanks for your reply. Just another quick question in case we need to upgrade the firmware: it is not free, am I right?
Yes, you are right.