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Re: SSH attack



On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:23:15 +0000
Pollywog <linux-debian@shadypond.com> wrote:


> I get lots of those, often from Asia and S. America.  Block the IP at the 
> firewall.  If you install Portsentry, you can have Portsentry block them 

Very good idea. I remember having that installed last time Slapper or
one of the variants made the rounds - had a /etc/hosts.deny file around
1/2 a megabyte...




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