Brute Force Attacks - Finding and Stopping them

Brute Force Attacks - Finding and Stopping them

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  A BRUTE FORCEATTACK is when an attacker or script tries many different password and credential combinations in rapid succession to break into a system. This is how FlowTraq FINDS and STOPS them.
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  1 It’s easyto set a policy to alert you when there are unusually high levels of incoming connections from one or more sources that could represent password- guessing or “fuzzing.” FlowTraq can be configured to monitor a range of addresses and destination ports or simply to monitor all inbound traffic.
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  2 When theconditions are met, FlowTraq issues an alert.
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  3 You can alsoget the alert delivered directly to your inbox via email.
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  4 You can drilldown into the alert to get more information about what’s going on.
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  5 And youcan keep drilling down to get details at the most granular level.
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  6 That’s because FlowTraqretains full-fidelity flow records and makes them available via the workspace. This means you have all the full digital evidence you need for intra- and post-attack analysis.
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  7 And FlowTraq provides youwith flexible reporting so you can monitor incidents and trends over time.
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  FlowTraq monitors networkflow traffic in real time and immediately detects deviations that indicate brute force attacks, DDoS attacks, network reconnaissance, and other unwanted behavior in the network so you can act fast. Try FlowTraq for yourself free for 14 days: www.flowtraq.com/trial