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Using Fail2Ban to prevent Brute Force Attacks

By on January 31, 2009 in Technology

Has your SOHO server been seeing a lot of failed ssh attempts from ipaddresses unknown to you? If so, you might be suffering from a brute force attack. These types of attack attempt to break into your box by trying to guess usernames and passwords. They are typically run on zombified computers from all over [...]

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Using host.allow and hosts.deny for Quick Network Security

By on November 13, 2008 in Technology

While configuring a firewall is by far the best way to secure your system, there are times when you need a way to access a remote server that doesn’t compromise security. A quick fix for boxes that need to be in the De Militarized Zone (DMZ) for a short period of time is to modify [...]

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