{"id":1418,"date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/how-to-setup-a-proper-firewall-rule-set\/"},"modified":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"how-to-setup-a-proper-firewall-rule-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/how-to-setup-a-proper-firewall-rule-set\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a Proper Firewall Rule Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is Online Tech’s quick tips on how to setup a proper firewall rule set:<\/p>\n

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  1. Limit your server management ports<\/strong> (RDP: 3389 and SSH: 22) to your office subnet or a VPN connection.\u00a0 The first and easiest way for someone to hack your managed dedicated server<\/a> is for them to be able to RDP or SSH to your server and start bashing usernames and passwords.\u00a0 If you limit RDP or SSH just to your office they won\u2019t even have a chance to try to login to your server.<\/li>\n
  2. Secure all database connections<\/strong> to specific IPs that NEED to connect.\u00a0 Another way for people to gain access to your equipment is if they can access your DB servers.\u00a0 They can steal your information, alter it or even delete it.\u00a0 Make sure any SQL, MySQL, or other DB servers can only be reached by IP Addresses you trust.<\/li>\n
  3. Review your firewall rules<\/strong> to make sure you don\u2019t have a port open that you used to use but now you no longer use it.\u00a0 Also check who can connect through certain ports, maybe you had a contractor helping with website development and should remove his ip range to your server after his work is done.<\/li>\n
  4. Try to limit rules that allow anyone to access a port<\/strong>.\u00a0 Certain ports like Http, Https have to be open for all, but maybe only certain clients should have FTP or SFTP access.<\/li>\n
  5. If in doubt, you can always ask.<\/strong> If you explain to your provider what you are trying to accomplish, who needs to be able to access certain ports and they might be able to help design your firewall rule set with you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here is Online Tech’s quick tips on how to setup a proper firewall rule set: Limit your server management ports (RDP: 3389 and SSH: 22) to your office subnet or a VPN connection.\u00a0 The first and easiest way for someone to hack your managed dedicated server is for them to be able to RDP or SSH to your server and start bashing usernames and passwords.\u00a0 If you limit RDP or SSH just to your office they won\u2019t even have a chance to try to login to your server. Secure all database connections to specific IPs that NEED to connect.\u00a0 Another way for people to gain access to your equipment is if they can access your DB servers.\u00a0 They can steal your information, alter it or even delete it.\u00a0 Make sure any SQL, MySQL, or other DB servers can only be reached by IP Addresses you trust. Review your firewall rules to make sure you don\u2019t have a port open that you used to use but now you no longer use it.\u00a0 Also check who can connect through certain ports, maybe you had a contractor helping with website development and should remove his ip range to your server after his work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"other_category":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Set Up a Proper Firewall Rule Set | OTAVA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explain to your provider what you're trying to accomplish, who needs access and they might be able to help design your firewall rule set with you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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