In order to protect the revenue and reputation of both a brand name and its customers, it is critical for any business to protect the reliability and integrity of their network and data. Deploying prudent security policies and practices can help prevent threats from entering and compromising your network, and thus protect your business from disruption or attack.

One of the key pieces to your security procedures is ensuring that your open source operating system, applications, and tools are properly configured and secured. Many networking products come with standard security features, but they lack the flexibility and accessibility to optimize your security features based on your organizational needs. In contrast, Cumulus Linux offers endless security options and resources.

As the leaders in Open Networking, Cumulus Networks offers unique insight into how to best protect your network. This article will provide the security aspects of Cumulus Linux and recommend the best practices for securely setting up, configuring, operating, and monitoring an Edgecore switch running Cumulus Linux.

Security is inherent in Cumulus Linux. Many security features are enabled by default, and Cumulus Networks provides others as recommendations and best practices.