These devices include routers, firewalls, switches, servers, load-balancers, intrusion detection systems, domain name systems, and storage area networks. These devices are ideal targets for malicious cyber actors because most or all organizational and customer traffic must pass. Network security involves tools, techniques, and policies to protect digital assets from unauthorized access and cyber threats. It combines hardware, software, and expert resources to ensure network integrity and prevent breaches. A key strategy in network security is the multi-layered defense. Network infrastructure devices are the components of a network that transport communications needed for data, applications, services, and multi-media. 50002 of the Commission's rules directs the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to publish a list of communications equipment and services (Covered List) that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United. As organizations strive to secure their evolving digital infrastructure, routers have emerged as critical gateways for cyberattacks on enterprise networks. A recent report by Forescout Research, Vedere Labs, unveils alarming trends indicating routers are now the most vulnerable devices in. This document was developed in furtherance of NSA's cybersecurity missions.
