Defending Against Apache Web Server DDoS Attacks

Visits: 684Here’s what you need to know about Web server DDoS attacks, how to defend against them and what tools are available to help in your efforts. Source: Defending Against Apache Web Server DDoS Attacks  Also See: http://tltech.com/info/rewriterule-in-htaccess-vs-httpd-conf/ Also See: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admin-locked-down-through-htaccess-but-still-getting-tons-of-login-attempts  Also See: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-mod_security-with-apache-on-debian-ubuntu https://blog.vigilcode.com/2011/05/ufw-with-fail2ban-quick-secure-setup-part-ii/ http://xplus3.net/2013/05/09/securing-xmlrpc-wordpress/ – scripts to add for xmlrpc hack https://rbgeek.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/block-wordpress-xmlprc-php-ddos-attacks-using-fail2ban/ http://linuxaria.com/howto/how-to-protect-apache-with-fail2ban additional advice to monitor apache …