On 06/29/2009 04:00 PM, Sander wrote: > sorry for the typos: here are the correct sites for hardening linux > http://bastille-linux.sourceforge.net http://cisecurity.org center for internet security good luck hardening your servers > > > >> WE have a centos 5.3 install, and our server is keep getting hacked. >> We see load averages of 500+ and see people from all over the world >> logging into our server (used last). >> >> Is there a good place to start to avoid these kinds of things? >> >> For example, here is what I already did. >> >> Open up sshd port only >> setup iptables to only accept port 80 and 22 >> No FTP >> No other ports are allowed according to IP Tables. >> >> >> I am not sure what else measures I can take. Can someone please assist? >> >> TIA >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090629/ad35e9a5/attachment-0005.html>