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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."
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