Web Traffic Inspector Dash
Mischievous Behavior Detected 🔎 It all started when I discovered an anonymous user was uploading a file with a strange extension and then trying to execute it. Disclaimer: It's called experimental microserver for a reason. I am learning. My firewall was clearly lacking. Honestly I'm glad this happened. Let me explain why. On my new mission to tighten up security, I wanted a dashboard to learn…
A user discovered unusual behavior on their server, with an anonymous entity uploading a file and attempting to execute it. The user, working on improving their server's security, created a dashboard to track server traffic using Go Access data. During this process, they stumbled upon malicious photo uploading activity and embarked on a dashboard-building journey to gain insights into suspicious activity.
By analyzing the data, they identified key indicators of potential security threats, such as IP addresses attempting to access non-existent routes, searching for .env files, or trying to tamper with server settings. The user's dashboard automatically assigned flags to these suspicious activities to help them quickly identify and address the threats.
The user also emphasized the importance of not accidentally banning legitimate IP addresses and added a block button to the dashboard for easy management. They created an incident report section for tracking significant events and learned about various firewall rules to create auto-ban rules based on the identified suspicious behaviors. The user recommended checking out AbuseIPDB for a free API key to enhance their security measures.
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