Reference: https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2017/10/04/how-to-secure-ssh-server-using-port-knocking-on- ubuntu-linux/ The AllowUsers configuration directive is an option for SSH servers that specifies which users are allowed to log in using SSH. The directive can include usernames, hostnames, IP addresses, or patterns. The directive can also be negated with a preceding exclamation mark (!) to deny access to specific users.
The logs show that there are multiple failed login attempts from different IP addresses using different usernames, such as root, admin, test, etc. This indicates a brute-force attack that is trying to guess the SSH credentials. To address this risk, the security analyst should modify the AllowUsers configuration directive to only allow specific users or hosts that are authorized to access the SSH jump server. This will prevent unauthorized users from attempting to log in using SSH and reduce the attack surface. References: https://man.
openbsd.org/sshd_config#AllowUsers https://www.ssh.com/academy/ssh/brute-force