Blocking the whole of china from your server

Well i got sick to death of Chinese script kiddies trying to brute force stuff, i also go sick to death of baidu hammering the living fuck out of the server. I don’t have many Chinese readers (even less now) and i suspect the great firewall of china has taken a dim view of SWAT for a while. So i … Read More

Always keep an eye on log files

Well while I’m setting up and configuring this site, installing fail2ban setting up rules etc. I like to make sure its all working. So i check the logs, yep its banning all of the usual bots and script kiddies. Just bear in mind tho, if you are scanning IP addresses to try brute force your way in to servers please … Read More