Keeping the bad guys out with fail2ban | Linux Today

Keeping the bad guys out with fail2ban

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Sandra Henry-Stocker
Feb 18, 2015

If you’re looking for an easy (and free) way to make your Linux systems more resistant to attack, you might want to take a look at fail2ban. It’s a fairly unusual intrusion detection tool that won’t replace your border firewalls, but could add an effective layer of resistance to your host-based firewalls.

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Sandra Henry-Stocker

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