The security researchers at Errata Security performed an Internet-wide port 22 scan to gather SSH daemon banner information. The scan happened on September 12th from 71.6.151.167 with a tool named masscan. If you run a SIM, a network IDS or any type of passive network monitoring, this is a really easy and safe "known" to go and see if your monitoring is configured correctly. It is the proverbial “shooting fish in a barrel” example where you can show that your network security monitoring is in fact working.
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