[CentOS] Defending againts simultanious attacks

John R Pierce wrote:
> chrism at imntv.com wrote:
>> That doesn't really have much affect anymore.  The bad people are now 
>> scanning high ports looking for any sshd (or other service) that's 
>> listening.
>>
>
>
> they aren't "people", they are virus/worms... blindly poking at ports 
> and trying the same lame list of passwords.
>
> you can't make them stop, unless you control the entire world... just 
> ignore the noise.


I think everyone on the list is aware of the automated nature of the 
attacks.  And I *do* ignore the noise.

Cheers,