by Lakshmi S Panicker | Nov 1, 2019 | Latest, Server Management
Have you ever wondered how fail2ban blacklist IP? Fail2ban protects our server mainly from brute-force attacks. It bans suspicious IP addresses in the server firewall. At Bobcares, we often receive requests to blacklist IP addresses as part of our Server Management...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Mar 5, 2019 | Apache, Server Administration
404 bot attack is one of the powerful weapons of hackers. But, that’s where Fail2ban comes for your help. We can use Fail2ban to block malicious 404 scans and invalid requests on a web server such as Apache. At Bobcares, we help server owners setup Fail2ban to...
by Sijin George | Dec 24, 2018 | Magento, Plesk, Server Administration
Magento is so popular and that’s why it is a juicy target of cyber attackers. Does that mean using Magento for my website is a risk ? No. Luckily, Magento offers too many security features to avoid attacks on your shop. And, Fail2ban largely helps to block these...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 11, 2018 | Server Management
I installed fail2ban on my server to ban brute force attacks. But, fail2ban is not banning malicious IPs. Please help! That was recent support ticket received at our Server Support department where we resolve support queries for web hosts. Servers owners use Fail2ban...
by Sijin George | Dec 6, 2018 | Server Management
Email spamming can ruin the IP reputation of any server! But, what can we do to defend against spammers ? Here, the solution is to block common spamming methods like brute-force password attacks, dictionary attacks, etc. Fail2ban is a commonly used tool to block...
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