First thing I would do is setup fail2ban or something similar.
On Aug 7, 2011 4:33 PM, "Steven" <stevensspam@cox.net> wrote:
> As the subject line says, I now have a bright shiny new (small) virtual
> private server. For the moment I've done what seems the most obvious
> first step: getting it set up to log in using SSH and a non-root account
> so I have to sudo before most easily shooting myself in the foot. The
> second step being to go for advice without mentioning company names or
> IP addresses in the same email as what would otherwise amount to, "Hi
> I'm a newbie admin, easy box to crack here." :}
>
> As I do consider RTFM do be a decent answer, does anyone have some
> preferred, "How not to be an idiot with your new VPS," guides?
>
> As for what I plan to do with it I will probably start with having an
> outside the apartment place to keep a copy of things I'm putting under
> version control, and then some lightweight personal web serving.
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