Hacked - FreeBSD 7.1-Release

[Adam Vande More]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Chris H <chris#@1command.com> wrote:

>
> My point here was that by increasing the verbosity, you will more easily be
> able
> to grep against login /failures/, and more easily discover dictionary/
> brute-force
> attacks. It's certainly made my job easier, and hasn't required any
> modifications
> to our current policies. You /have/ considered PF(4), haven't you? It's
> /really/
> an excellent strategy for securing your network.
>
> --Chris H
>
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I use security/denyhosts for this, very simple to setup like 5 minutes if
you're a fast reader.  There are other options as well that offer similar
functionality.

-- 
Adam Vande More