CISCO ROUTER AND SWITCH FORENSICS INVESTIGATING AND ANALYZING MALICIOUS NETWORK ACTIVITY

CISCO IOS (THE SOFTWARE THAT RUNS THE VAST MAJORITY OF CISCO ROUTERS AND ALL CISCO NETWORK SWITCHES) IS THE DOMINANT ROUTING PLATFORM ON THE INTERNET AND CORPORATE NETWORKS. THIS WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION, AS WELL AS ITS ARCHITECTURAL DEFICIENCIES, MAKES IT A VALUABLE TARGET FOR HACKERS LOOKING TO ATTACK A CORPORATE OR PRIVATE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE. COMPROMISED DEVICES CAN DISRUPT STABILITY, INTRODUCE MALICIOUS MODIFICATION, AND ENDANGER ALL COMMUNICATION ON THE NETWORK. FOR SECURITY OF THE NETWORK AND INVESTIGATION OF ATTACKS, IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTICS ARE CRITICAL, BUT NO BOOK CURRENTLY COVERS FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF CISCO NETWORK DEVICES IN ANY DETAIL. "CISCO ROUTER AND SWITCH FORENSICS" IS THE FIRST BOOK DEVOTED TO CRIMINAL ATTACKS, INCIDENT RESPONSE, DATA COLLECTION, AND LEGAL TESTIMONY ON THE MARKET LEADER IN NETWORK DEVICES, INCLUDING ROUTERS, SWITCHES, AND WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS.WHY IS THIS FOCUS ON NETWORK DEVICES NECESSARY? BECAUSE CRIMINALS ARE TARGETING NETWORKS, AND NE