There are a number of simple steps that can be carried out to improve the security of a NTP server. 1. Change Default Password The NTP appliance is provided with a default password. This should be changed as soon as possible to a complex string of characters. Passwords should be kept secret and only […]
Security
NTP Reflection Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
Symantec, the computer security solutions company, has reported a large number of NTP reflection distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the December 2013 Christmas period. What is a NTP Reflection Attack? A reflection attack is conducted by an attacker sending a small forged packet of information to a server that requests a much larger […]
