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.
United States United Kingdom David Stubley Johannes Ullrich Authenticationmathewj Schwartz Institute Internet Storm Center
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