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CrowdSec is an open-source security tool that functions as an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). It detects and prevents malicious activities on servers and applications by analyzing incoming traffic and behaviors. CrowdSec uses predefined collections and scenarios to identify patterns of attacks, such as brute force

Cron Job Time Syntax Field Value Range Description Minute (0-59) 0-59 Specifies the minute at which the task should run. Example: 0 (start of the hour) Hour (0-23) 0-23 Specifies the hour of the day at which the task should run. Example: 0 (midnight) Day of the Month (1-31) 1-31

Decluttering your filesystem can be one of the most tedious activities, but it is also vital when storage space is limited. In this article, we will streamline the process of identifying disk space hogs and help you keep your system as compact as possible. List the largest directories. Most user-related

Commonly Used Flags for SSHFS Flag Description -o IdentityFile=/path/to/private/key Specifies the identity file (private key) for authentication. -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no Disables host key checking, useful for automation but less secure. -o reconnect Automatically reconnects if the connection is lost. -o cache=yes Enables caching for improved

What is Elastic? Often referred to as ELK,  Elastic Stack, or Elastic Search /on one of its components/ it is a set of three open-source software products.: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. This combination is actually a very powerful toolset used for collecting, processing, storing, searching, analyzing, and visualizing large volumes

NFS /etc/exports Flags and Descriptions Flag Description rw Allows read and write access to the shared directory. ro Grants read-only access to the shared directory. sync Requires changes to be written to disk before considering the operation complete. async Considers operations complete before changes are written to disk. no_