Talos Takes

How to defend against brute force attacks

April 26, 2024 Cisco Talos Episode 181
Talos Takes
How to defend against brute force attacks
Show Notes

After a recent spike in brute force attempts targeting SSH and VPN services, we felt it was a good time to give listeners a lesson on brute force attacks. Nick Biasini joins host Jon Munshaw this week to discuss the basics of these methods, how administrators can protect their accounts, and other potential defense mechanisms (or whether to just take passwords out of the equation entirely).