[K12OSN] Help: System intrusion through ssh and a weak password

[Micha Silver]

Nadav Kavalerchik wrote:

> we're using freenx through ssh to remote control all the school that 
> are installed with ltsp
>
> what we did is moved the ssh port somewhere high in the port list, it 
> solved all the "scanning" and trying to "break in" log entries that we 
> used to see in the log file :-)
>
Isn't it wisest to choose an alternate port for ssh from the range <1023 
? since only the root user can manipulate ports in the "assigned ports" 
range.
Thanks,
Micha
> (i wonder how long it will last)
>