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Examine Log Files to Block Bad Actors
Part of Security+ Tools and Access Management Topic: General Cyber Security
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StationX Infrastructure Labs — 3 attempts per lab
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What you'll do
In this challenge, you will read log files containing forensic evidence of events that occur on a Linux system, find failed login attempts on your servers in system log files and use those entries to protect your server by adding blocks for the offending IP address, and remove the IP address to…
Note: Once you begin a challenge you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your progress. Please ensure you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.
- ⏱ About 75 minutes
- Counts towards: CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701)
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