Brute-force (dictionary) attacks on Secure Shell (SSH) services remain popular on the Internet. Although hardly a sophisticated type of attack, it is relatively effective, and one of the most common intrusion vectors for UNIX servers. Kippo is a low-interaction honeypot emulating the SSH service. The honeypot can be used to …

At the end of January and the beginning of February 2013 NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network) — the .pl ccTLD Registry — and its security team CERT Polska took over 43 .pl domains used to control the Virut botnet and to spread malicious applications. As a result of this action, all …