pAs a network administrator, auditor or architect, you know the importance of securing your network and finding security solutions you can implement quickly. This succinct book departs from other security literature by focusing exclusively on ways to secure Cisco routers, rather than the entire network. The rational is simple If the router protecting a network is exposed to hackers, then so is the network behind it. iHardening Cisco Routersi is a reference for protecting the protectors. Included are the following topics pulThe importance of router security and where routers fit into an overall security planliDifferent router configurations for various versions of Cisco's IOSliStandard ways to access a Cisco router and the security implications of eachliPassword and privilege levels in Cisco routersliAuthentication, Authorization, and Accounting AAA controlliRouter warning banner use as recommended by the FBI liUnnecessary protocols and services commonly run on Cisco routersliSNMP secur