"for a single weekend, and received over eighteen thousand (18,000) connections to port 22, and five (5) to port 24."
You're right in that it may not help you, but the numbers seem to indicate it could help you, at least buying some time before you notice you need to patch something. And the reduced log noise makes it easier to confirm that nobody tried the latest/greatest exploit.
"for a single weekend, and received over eighteen thousand (18,000) connections to port 22, and five (5) to port 24."
You're right in that it may not help you, but the numbers seem to indicate it could help you, at least buying some time before you notice you need to patch something. And the reduced log noise makes it easier to confirm that nobody tried the latest/greatest exploit.