Should web application firewalls block IPs by RBL blacklists and VPN/Proxies. An overkill?

I am working on web application firewall rules that detect and block malicious IPs. So far I have employed rules that look for DOS or DDOS attacks by IPs and block them temporarily. Now, I have a query regarding RBL blacklists and VPN/Prox… Continue reading Should web application firewalls block IPs by RBL blacklists and VPN/Proxies. An overkill?

Is it safe to type a password in a VNC client connected to a server to access another server?

I am using VNC GUI client from my Desktop to connect to a remote (ubuntu) server, say S1. From the remote server (S1), I will be logging into another server (say S2) via SSH. Via VNC client, I will be typing in the SSH password of S2 on pu… Continue reading Is it safe to type a password in a VNC client connected to a server to access another server?