21 Oct
2004
21 Oct
'04
9:26 p.m.
I don't want to be stating something obvious or stupid, but what about running SSH on a high port ? I do that and have VERY little activity.
Security through obscurity doesn't work very well[1]. You'll do a lot better in the long term to make sure your SSH passwords are secure, or to only allow key-based auth, or to use TCP wrappers or firewalling to limit who *can* connect. [1] This will prevent the current attacks, but it's only a matter of time before there are worms out there scanning all ports and making note of common services on high ports.