SYNFUL attack shows the need for 2FA on routers

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2015-09-15T22:22:00+00:00

Cisco has confirmed that the SYNFUL attacks discovered byFireEye are not the result of a vulnerability but rather:

The attackers stole valid network administration credentials from targeted organizations or managed to gain for themselves physical access to the routers.

All the more reason to require two-factor authentication for Administrative access to your Cisco Routers.

While we are at it, the same goes for Checkpoint and Sophos.