The SSH protocol is surprisingly complex, though the reason why it has to be makes sense once you think about everything it has to do. Using the ssh-audit package, you can audit your SSH server and tighten it up with an easy step-by-step instructions.
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Should your change your Windows RDP port? In LowEndBox's opinion, yes. Let's discuss why, and how to do it.
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About 34% of the web is still powered by HTTP/1.1 and that protocol will likely come under severe attack starting on Wednesday. Get a preview of what's in store for the latest security headache.
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The world is a dangerous place. Take some of the edge off by enabling Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on your WordPress sites in about 60 seconds.
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You're busy. We get that. So let's see how you can improve your VPS security if you've only got 10 minutes to spend.
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Every checklist you've ever seen for securing your VPS includes "update your system regularly". But is that one of those "best practices" that is more theoretical than a real-world necessity? To be honest, it's easy to not get around to running "apt update && apt upgrade". In my experience, at least with Debian, updates rarely break things but it's always a small risk. Nevertheless, it requires remembering to do it, spending the commands run, maybe rebooting, etc. Unfortunately, history has shown time and time again that skipping OS updates can leave even the best admins wide open to disaster.
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New requirements are coming for providers to Know Your Customer (KYC). Is just verifying the email address and taking a credit card enough or do they need to get into those "what was your street address four years ago" kinds of questions? Will we have to scan passports and send copies of utility bills?
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If your server (VPS or dedicated) has been hacked, there is a simple parameter change you an make that will vastly improve its security. It takes a couple steps to login, but it will protect you against brute force attacks, keyloggers, and other attacks. And you have a couple of options.
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LowEndTalk user htop setup a honeypot to trap ssh passwords. Watch skiddies in real time!
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MSI recently suffered a cyber attack and has issued a warning about dodgy imposter firmware that might be in the wild.
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Ezeelogin is an SSH management platform that provides two factor authentication, SAML Authentication, session recording, IAM, RBAC, PAM, and lots of other important acronyms. Community provider RackNerd recently deployed it and explains the product's benefits to providers and users.
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"That Rackspace offered opaque updates for days, then admitted to a ransomware event without further customer assistance is outrageous," according to one attorney. Class-action lawsuits against Rackspace are popping up around the country.
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LastPass had security incidents in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 (twice), 2019, 2021, and twice now in 2022. Are you still using them? Why?
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There's an important security vulnerability in WHMCS 8.5.x and 8.6.x. WHMCS won't tell you what it is, but will tell you that you need to patch ASAP. No earlier versions are affected.
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If you're seeing weird things in your logs, it's because the UK National Cyber Security Center has decided to scan all UK systems as part of their "Scanning the Internet for Fun and Profit" (their term). Click to learn how to opt-out.
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"We lost your data. It's your problem. OKTHXBYE - Internap."
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As of this morning, Uber has the following positions open: Senior Security Engineer - Application Security Security Engineer - Penetration Testing Security Engineer II Security Incident Commander II T...
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Check out this sentence: "For the author, this business model enables them to scale their earnings from their software with less risk." I slightly modified the original, but we're not talking about a...
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Sometimes you see stuff in the media and wonder if it's really news. Some celebrity broke up with some other celebrity. Some tech company released version X.Y which is .0001% better. LastPass was h...
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Presenting at the Black Hat USA conference this week, Trend Micro had an interesting comment: Over the last few years, we’ve noticed a disturbing trend – a decrease in patch quality and a reduction in...
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Twilio has suffered a data breach and the attackers "used the stolen credentials to gain access to some of our internal systems". Twilio is a messaging platform with a nice API. I used it last year t...
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If your organization's data is being held for ransom by hackers, should you pay up? The universal consensus is that you shouldn't because it encourages criminals. But an earlier question needs to be...
Read MoreWordfence reports that hackers are widely attempting to exploit a vulnerability that they reported over three months ago. According to The Register: Wordfence disclosed the flaw almost three months a...
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LowEndTalk member @Chuck alerted the community to a terrific deal: you can get a full access lifetime membership for Shodan.io for only $5 - that's 90% off the list price! However the deal expires at...
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"Today Intel released two security advisories addressing 2 medium severity vulnerabilities reported by academic researchers from ETH Zurich who have labeled their side-channel attack as “Retbleed” due...
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The Phishing Attack On April 9, 2022, some not-so-nice ungentleman went phishing. As announced on Low End Talk, phishing emails were received by several Low End Talk members. The phishing emails false...
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Word is out of a new vulnerability in Chrome, and it sounds serious. If your browser has an update, you should definitely restart to apply to reach version 99.0.4844.84. New updates are out for Wind...
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