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Re: what to do?
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:52:43 +0200
On 2005-08-25 Bill Smith wrote:
I noticed that someone is trying to hacker into my machine. Please see below is the content of /var/log/security.
It's dictionary attacks against weak ssh passwords. Have your users have strong passwords and you'll be fine. http://www.whitedust.net/article/27/Recent%20SSH%20Brute-Force%20Attacks/
what I would like some advice of you guys is, what will I do with these people?
Ignore them.
btw, I do have FW
A firewall (as in "packet filter") usually won't protect services you do want to be available. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "Another option [for defragmentation] is to back up your important files, erase the hard disk, then reinstall Mac OS X and your backed up files." --http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25668
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