Understanding Switch Secuirty Issues | | 6.1 LAYER-2 SECURITY TERMINOLOGY

A very important part of securing an organizational network involves the Layer 2 parts of the network, specifically the switches. Many people can tend to ignore the security vulnerabilities that can be exploited at Layer 2, but these devices are just as vulnerable as high layer devices-they are just attacked in different ways. This article takes a look at these potential threats and at the different techniques and configurations that can be used to avoid them. It should be noted that this article is not intended to show all possible switch security methods but simply highlight the most commonly referenced.