Root Admin User: When Do Common Usernames Pose a Threat?

Honeypot data collected by CISO Jesse La Grew highlights how attackers continue to target default usernames - including for SSH - together with weak passwords to gain brute force remote access to their targets. Here are essential username, password and remote service practices for combating such attacks.

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