Insecurities in Networking Devices
Rooster - Insecurities in Networking Devices Routers and switches.
Summary
Architecture and Background
Rooster - Insecurities in Networking Devices Routers and switches. These devices make up the core of what is networking.
Vulnerability Analysis
Devastatingly important, this infrastructure is key to a properly working environment. Amazingly, many administrators don't know the weaknesses and holes that are being exposed to the Internet.
Exploitation and Demonstrations
This talk will discuss the most common security issues in routers and switches, how they can be exploited, what a person gains from this, and how to prevent people from gaining access to your network equipment. Rooster has extensive knowledge of systems and networking.
Remediation and Defensive Strategies
his experience includes all manner of networking and systems including; ATM, BGP, GigabitEthernet, FDDI, etc. Rooster is currently a network engineer at a fortune 500 company where he maintains the Internet connectivity. DEF CON 7.0 was held July 9-11th, 1999, in Las Vegas Nevada USA
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