[ale] 300,000 failed login attempts in 6 months!!!

[Brian Pitts]

Forsaken wrote:
> 
> Port scanning an entire netblock for every possible available port is  
> a very large increase in scan time (and if your IDS/IPS is any good,  
> chances are it'll notice it). It's not a panacea, but it can buy you  
> some relief from the joyriders unless they're especially bored that  
> night.

That's just Amazon trying to recruit your box into becoming an EC2 node.

-Brian