Wazuh Blocking Attacks with Active Response | Linux Today

Wazuh Blocking Attacks with Active Response

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MK
Mel Kham
Nov 23, 2021

Active response allows Wazuh to run commands on an agent in response to certain triggers. In this use case, we simulate an SSH Brute Force attack and configure an active response to block the IP of the attacker.

MK

Mel Kham

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