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Looking to migrate a website from one server to another? You’ve got options. One popular method involves downloading the entire site to your computer and then uploading it to the new server. Or you could use third-party FTP tools to access both servers and move files between them. But there’s a more efficient and secure approach you might not have considered: transferring files over Secure Shell (SSH). Let’s explore how this method works and why it might be the ideal solution for your migration needs. What is SSH? SSH is a secure network protocol that allows you to utilize network…

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(Dec 22) Helmut Grohne discovered that denyhosts, a tool preventing SSH brute-force attacks, could be used to perform remote denial of service against the SSH daemon. Incorrectly specified regular expressions used to detect brute force attacks in authentication logs could be exploited [More…]