Sascha Rommelfangen

MISP and fail2ban

fail2ban - MISP

fail2ban is known to do a great job at giving attackers a hard time when they try to “test” passwords or enumerate users of a service. fail2ban constantly analyses relevant log files and keeps track of IP addresses trying to log into such services. If a configurable threshold is reached, it uses the Linux firewall (Netfilter / iptables) to block the suspected attackers.

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MISP service monitoring (and a bit of healing) with OpenNMS

MISP service monitoring (and a bit of healing) with OpenNMS

Introduction:

Many organisations adore how quick and easy MISP can be set up. Once it’s running, people start integrating it into their processes and begin to rely on it, for instance by exporting indicators and using them in security or network focused software. Usually this is the time when MISP becomes a fundamental part in the portfolio of fighting attacks, and the need for reliability grows rapidly.

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