[Nottingham] Nottingham Digest, Vol 634, Issue 4
Hazel Windle
hwindle83 at googlemail.com
Sun May 8 14:13:54 UTC 2016
Hi,
I've already put fail2ban on there, but thanks for the 'last' command. I
always wondered what that one did.
Regards,
Hazel
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> Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 19:05:37 +0100
> From: Hazel Windle <hwindle83 at googlemail.com>
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> Subject: [Nottingham] Silly mistakes
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> Hello all,
>
> Sorry I couldn't make the social, I was a bit tired after work.
> Today I've been doing a firewall configuration for the main web server,
> which is also the only server. It had absolutely no firewall and a weak SSH
> password. Has anyone seen any silly mistakes like that?
>
> I think their IT guy doesn't really know all that much about Linux or IT
> security, or hasn't had the time to learn.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hazel Windle
>
> On 6 May 2016 at 13:00, <nottingham-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 18:39:38 +0100
> > From: Aaron Jackson <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk>
> > To: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>, Notts GNU/Linux Users Group
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> > Subject: Re: [Nottingham] [Social] 7:30pm Thursday 05/05/2016: Savai
> > Past The Newshouse
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> > I'll see you for all for a drink at Newshouse but there won't be any
> > food for me tonight :)
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> > See you shortly,
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> > Martin via Nottingham writes:
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> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Aptly for our new found summertime sunshine, we have this Thursday our
> > > social:
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> > >
> > > Savai Past The Newshouse
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> > > Usual 7:30pm meet in the Newshouse, and thence onwards for Italian
> style.
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> > > All welcome,
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> > > See ya there!
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> > > Cheers,
> > > Martin
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> Date: Fri, 06 May 2016 19:38:24 +0100
> From: Aaron Jackson <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk>
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Hi Hazel,
>
> If the server has a weak password, I strongly suggest you run `last` to
> check recent logins. You can see all attempts with `lastb`. It would
> also be a good idea to install fail2ban and enable the ssh jail.
>
> Aaron
>
>
> Hazel Windle via Nottingham writes:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Sorry I couldn't make the social, I was a bit tired after work.
> > Today I've been doing a firewall configuration for the main web server,
> > which is also the only server. It had absolutely no firewall and a weak
> SSH
> > password. Has anyone seen any silly mistakes like that?
> >
> > I think their IT guy doesn't really know all that much about Linux or IT
> > security, or hasn't had the time to learn.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hazel Windle
> >
> > On 6 May 2016 at 13:00, <nottingham-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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> >> 1. Re: [Social] 7:30pm Thursday 05/05/2016: Savai Past The
> >> Newshouse (Aaron Jackson)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 18:39:38 +0100
> >> From: Aaron Jackson <aaron at aaronsplace.co.uk>
> >> To: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>, Notts GNU/Linux Users Group
> >> <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] [Social] 7:30pm Thursday 05/05/2016: Savai
> >> Past The Newshouse
> >> Message-ID: <87inys76at.fsf at walrus.aaronsplace.co.uk>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain
> >>
> >> I'll see you for all for a drink at Newshouse but there won't be any
> >> food for me tonight :)
> >>
> >> See you shortly,
> >>
> >> Aaron
> >>
> >>
> >> Martin via Nottingham writes:
> >>
> >> > Folks,
> >> >
> >> > Aptly for our new found summertime sunshine, we have this Thursday our
> >> > social:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Savai Past The Newshouse
> >> > http://nottingham.lug.org.uk/event/savai-past-the-newshouse-2
> >> >
> >> > ("Refresh" F5 or ctl-shift-R may be needed to flush your browser
> cache!)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Usual 7:30pm meet in the Newshouse, and thence onwards for Italian
> style.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > All welcome,
> >> >
> >> > See ya there!
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Martin
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
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