This Week’s Adventures Thwarting Illegal Hacking Attempts
Anti-hacking steps turn out to be more than worthwhile. Many thanks to Infidel753 for his guidance.
What a cyper-savvy family member describes as a spray attack has come from IP addresses traced to a multitude of internet providers in several countries. I have also devoted hours as a good internet citizen to notifying authorities and those internet hosts unwittingly providing services to the attackers.
In the past day or so, 72 separate attempted hacks have been warded off.
One advantage has been our own cooperative and friendly internet provider.
I very much recommend DreamHost to anyone contemplating their own website.
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