John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He has been assigned a project to test the security of www.we-are-secure.com. He successfully performs a brute force attack on the We-are-secure server.

Now, he suggests some countermeasures to avoid such brute force attacks on the We-are-secure server. Which of the following are countermeasures against a brute force attack?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.