SOME LAZY Linux administrators are living in a dreamworld where they believe their systems are secure just because they use Linux, according to an insecurity expert. Peter Hansteen claims that a third round of low-intensity, distributed bruteforce password attacks is now in progress because of sloppy admin practices on Linux systems. So far about a thousand servers have been compromised.. Writing in his blog, Hansteen said that many systems administrators seem to believe that they cannot be attacked successfully because they are not running a bug-ridden proprietary operating system. He said the latest wave of attacks is quite easy to stop, if systems admins pay attention. The likely culprit is a piece of Linux malware known as dt_ssh5. The link for this article located at The Inquirer is no longer available. . Linux system administration requires strict adherence to security protocols to prevent vulnerabilities that attackers exploit, especially through brute force attacks. Password Management, Bruteforce Attack Prevention, Linux Malware, Sysadmin Practices. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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