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Should I change the default SSH port on linux servers?
Is there any advantage in changing the SSH port, I've seen people do that, but I can't seem to find the reason why.
If you have a strong password and/or a certificate, is it useful for anything?
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How to verify correct, secure and test setuid?
I've been looking into setuid vulnerabilities. Particularly, I am looking on OS X (10.5+) but other modern *nix distos apply as well. For example, I found a world writable suid file installed by a ...
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IPTables DDoS protection working with per client IP address counter AND UDP
I am looking to protect LAMP server with a software, which will detect above average number of requests from single IP numbers (in this case DNS queries), and add these hosts to IPTables deny chain.
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How is iptables useful to prevent attacks against a LAN?
I need some advice securing a LAN using iptables.
I've found lots of examples on how to secure single host with iptables, including scanning ports, attacking using ICMP-flood and TCP-flood. These ...
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how to protect a personal computer? [closed]
I am Linux user with no knowledge on security , up to now i dont know that is my system was in attack or not . I havent felt anything wrong with my system . but every Computer user must have some ...
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Appropriate defense for 404s in my logs - persistent web scans from one region
This seems to be a fairly easy question to figure out, but I wanted to make sure. I've got about a thousand entries on one of my web servers with phpmyadmin in the connection criterion, but as I ...
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Any comprehensive solutions for binary code protection and anti-reverse-engineering?
Does anyone know of good products with comprehensive binary hardening and anti-reverse-engineering features? Or better, has anyone seen an independent review comparing products that perform these ...
