Routers and switches are delivered with a default configuration in which many services are activated. Login banners also give away the model and version numbers of devices, for example. When routers and switches with insecure factory settings are used in production environments, it is easier to access them without authorisation. In the worst-case scenario, this might make internal services accessible to attackers.
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