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I Got Nodes
Age:
39 years old
Birthday:
March 17, 1973
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Location:
Colorado Springs, CO

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Website URL  http://www.armsteadenterprise.com
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  1. In Topic: SSH problem

    09 September 2011 - 06:55 PM

    How many nodes is your VPS? Just out of curiosity...

  2. In Topic: OpenSSH backdoored

    09 September 2011 - 06:52 PM

    You should read that article a little more thoroughly. OpenSSH was not backdoored... "It is believed that the attackers gained access using compromised user credentials, and then escalated their privileges to root." An old or compromised account was used to gain entry to the server.

    I would do some searching around and look into using SSH keys which significantly hardens your server and educates your users. All of my clients who need access to the server via SSH are required to use keys and no password authentication is used. It significantly reduces the stress and headache of being the administrator.

    Good luck!

  3. In Topic: DOS Attack

    27 July 2011 - 06:38 AM

    View Posthughmac, on 26 July 2011 - 06:40 PM, said:

    ok they have now stopped but will raise a ticket if it happens again thx


    VPS.net has had some experience with DDOS attacks and they do filter them, or have at least in the past. I've found that using CloudFlare is an excellent way to mitigate potential threats long before the issue hits your vps. I've encouraged or moved almost all of my clients to it and my experience with VPS.net has been stellar!

    With an outstanding host for my vps and an excellent first line of defense with a third party, mine and my users experiences have taken new heights. The services are essentially non-competitive so its worth a look.

  4. In Topic: Brute Force Protection

    27 July 2011 - 06:28 AM

    View Posthughmac, on 13 July 2011 - 03:27 PM, said:

    My guess is that something happened server side which left my vps open to attack but who knows. Anyways im clueless about techie stuff these days so i will have to pay up and look happy :)


    Just curious,

    Did you ever get this issue fixed? Also, did you ever find out what was causing the issue? Things like these are good to know if in the event that they ever happen to me.

    Thanks!

  5. In Topic: Backups showing 0 bytes

    18 June 2011 - 12:29 AM

    Well, luckily I am rsyncing customer sites and I have various other backup solutions, I just wanted to have the "catastrophe" backup solution of being able to roll the whole server back a day etc. I think you're right in the long run though. Oh well...

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