SSH root attacks on the rise

This is not directly Oracle related, but probably still of interest.

SSH Password Brute Forcing may be on the Rise

Out of curiosity I pulled the ssh login attempts from /var/log/messages an internet facing server, and the data  corresponds to what was shown in the article.

What was interesting was that all ssh attempts that I saw were for root.  In the past when I have looked at these there are a number of different accounts being attacked, but now the attacks are all for root.

Blogging at Pythian

As I started working for Pythian at the beginning of the year, I have started to blog there as well.

First post is today:  Applying External Timing Data to Untimed Events

I may still post here from time to time. Work at Pythian is quite enjoyable, but it is always so busy there is less time for blogging.  At least for me anyway, as I have non-Oracle interests to attend to as well.