Re: Some new SSH exploit script?

["Morning Wood" <se_cur_ity () hotmail com>]

> Hey... just a question - is there some new expoit for SSH, or some new
> script?  My SSHd is getting HAMMERED today, starting about an hour
> ago.... this is nuts!  I currently have 10+ script-kiddieZ banging away
> at one of my SSHd boxes... (which is up to date, mind you).

<begin suggestion>
very common, did you just start running a sshd or just now bothered to look 
at the logs?
suggest employing wide reaching ip deny rules ( or a few explicit allow 
rules ).
another idea is to just move your sshd off of port 22, this will cut down on 
all but dedicated
( read genuine ) attempts to brute your sshd.

</end suggestion>

M.W 

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