Protection

I recently watched a NetworkChuck’s video where he explained how to protect your linux server (Dedicated to Ubuntu, but I plan on covering more than just that distro), so I thought that I could do some sort of writeup of the video as well as extend the info that is shown in it. Securing your linux server is an essential aspect to keep it running and to avoid any infiltrations in your network that could lead to data breaches, which nobody wants....

What’s this Endlessh is a piece of software that sets up a ssh honeypot for all the random people that may try to attack you by trying common username and password combinations to see if they can get access. In return, this program slows their access down hugely, and in a way someone with a script to do the attack won’t notice (most people doing these kind of attacks will be using scripts)....