Security White Paper 2017-004 – Mitigating Risks Related to Network Devices Friday, October 06, 2017 02:12:00 PM CEST Network devices, such as routers, switches, or firewalls, are essential components of every IT infrastructure. All traffic has to go through several such network devices. Compromising network devices allows an adversary to steal sensitive data, corrupt communications, or disrupt activity of the targeted organization. The range of attacks against network devices has been growing for the past years, from exploitation of undocumented access to development of complex implants modifying the behavior of devices. The purpose of this white-paper is to provide recommendations on how to assess, prevent, and detect network devicescompromise.