SNMP revolves around Management Information Bases (MIBs), which are structured databases that define what information each ...

That includes Simple Network Management Protocol, or SNMP. It has been in use since the 1980s and remains one of the most commonly used communications standards for good reason.

This week's alert by CERT that network infrastructure may be at risk from attacks using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) highlights what may be the greatest risk your enterprise can face ...

I've been asked to find out if there is any software out there for Macs that can use SNMP to monitor the status and counters on Canon printers.Anybody got any ideas?

SNMP amplification attacks are not really new, said Sean Power, security operations manager at DDoS protection vendor DOSarrest Internet Security, Friday via email.

This limits the use and effectiveness of efficient tools such as SNMP in such environments, forcing enterprises to adopt alternatives they wouldn’t otherwise use in lower-risk environments.

Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks.