Security Basics: Re: what to do?

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

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
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