Network Device Security
Protect your network devices from unauthorized access, misuse, and cyberattacks by ensuring they are fully patched, configured securely, and not End-of-Life (EOL).
"Network infrastructure devices are often easy targets for attackers. Once installed, many network devices are not maintained at the same security level as general-purpose desktops and servers."
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Why are network devices especially vulnerable?
Default Settings
Factory settings and default passwords are often not changed
Delayed Patching
Patching is postponed to reduce downtime and ensure stability
Complex Configuration
Devices are complex to configure, leading to misconfigurations
EOL Devices
EOL devices are often left running for fear of disrupting operations
Strengthen your network defenses
Don't overlook the security of your network devices or risk falling out of compliance. Mondoo helps ensure every device is fully patched, correctly configured, and not past their end-of-life.
Manage Vulnerabilities
Mondoo continuously scans your network devices for software vulnerabilities that could expose them to misuse by attackers, providing patching information where applicable.
Detect Policy Violations
Mondoo ensures that your devices comply with CIS policies and compliance frameworks to ensure that they are securely configured. If policy violations are detected, Mondoo provides remediation guidelines and code snippets to fix the issue.
EOL Detection
Mondoo warns if your network devices have reached, or are nearing End-of-Life. EOL network devices should be avoided because they stop receiving security updates, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks, malware, and data breaches.
Why Mondoo Network Device Security?
Unified
Protect your entire IT environment from one platform (cloud, on-prem, endpoints, network devices, SaaS, and SDLC). Remove tool silos, centralize policies and SLAs, and see your biggest security gaps at a glance.
Actionable
Mondoo delivers deep insights so you can take fast action with guided remediation, code snippets, and ticketing integrations.
Easy setup
With agentless scanning powered by cnspec inside your network, Mondoo delivers deep visibility without deploying anything on your devices that could impact network performance.
Many compliance frameworks require you to secure your network devices:
Network Device Security FAQs
Network devices are ideal targets for malicious cyber actors because most or all organizational and customer traffic must pass through them. In addition, network infrastructure devices are often easy targets for attackers because many network devices are not maintained at the same security level as general-purpose desktops and servers.
Mondoo supports all network devices running any of these OSes: IOS-XR, IOS-XE, NX-OS (Cisco), FortiOS (Fortinet), PAN-OS (Palo Alto), with more to be added.
End-of-Life (EOL) network devices stop receiving security updates which leaves them vulnerable to cyberattacks, malware, and data breaches.
Mondoo supports 300+ CIS benchmarks, compliance, and best practices frameworks. You can also create your own custom policies ensuring network devices match unique corporate policies automatically.
Yes, many compliance frameworks, such as PCI DSS, GDPR, NIS2, NIST CSF, HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 require you to secure your network devices, just like your other IT infrastructure.
