Online accounts are always under attack. Yes, Mr/Mrs/other 1 in 7.7 Billion, you. It is absurd how easy it is to go on Google, find a forum, and locate trillions of records full of personal emails, passwords, names, addresses, and financial information. It is an extremely safe bet that your name has already come to public light.

Hackers can infect your computer with a “zombie” virus which remains dormant until something triggers it to act. Previous attacks like these have been used for DDoS attacks or computational bruteforcing.

If you run a server, keeping hackers out is high on the priority list. What can you do to keep them out? A few things, actually.