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Sloppy Linux Admins Enable Slow Brute-Force Attacks
badger.foo passes on the report of Peter N. M. Hansteen that a third round of low-intensity, distributed brute-force attacks is now in progress — we earlier discussed the first and second rounds — and that sloppy admin practice on Linux systems is the main enabler. As before, the article links to log data (this time 770 apparently already compromised Linux hosts are involved), and further references. "The fact that your rig runs Linux does not mean you're home free. You need to keep paying attention. When your spam washer has been hijacked and tries to break into other people's systems, you urgently need to get your act together, right now."
Or you could just not use weak passwords.
Obviously it's only relevant by outing parent as a random Windows admin.
Because it involves Linux boxes, and nothing gets the /. crowd riled up more than an assertion that Linux suffers from drawbacks. :P
You're right, though, in that good security practices should be just as effective in this case - which is why the title of the article is "Sloppy Linux Admins Enable Slow Bruteforce Attacks".
Yes, as opposed to "Typical Windows Admins Enable Rapid Bruteforce Attacks"
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
I run windows so I'm safe.
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