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OSSEC is a multiplatform, open source and free Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS). You can tailor OSSEC for your security needs through its extensive configuration options, adding custom alert rules and writing scripts.
Free and basic open source OSSEC is just a download away below. Check out our community supported OSSEC category below. If you need enterprise-level intrusion protection, integration, and support out of the box, commercial Atomic OSSEC is the ideal option.
OSSEC (Open Source HIDS SECurity) is a free, open-source host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS). It performs log analysis , integrity checking, Windows registry monitoring, rootkit detection, time-based alerting, and active response.
OSSEC is a full platform to monitor and control your systems. It mixes together all the aspects of HIDS (host-based intrusion detection), log monitoring and SIM/SIEM together in a simple, powerful and open source solution.
OSSEC is the world's most widely used, open source, Host-based Intrusion Detection System. Most prominently used for log based intrusion detection and file integrity monitoring, OSSEC also has robust auditing capabilities.
¿Qué es OSSEC y para qué se utiliza este software en ciberseguridad? OSSEC es un HIDS (Host-based Intrusion Detection System) de código abierto u open source que se utiliza para llevar un seguimiento detallado y analítico sobre las actividades de un servidor.
OSSEC is very easy to install and takes less than 5 minutes if you are doing it on just one server: 1- Download OSSEC: # wget https://dcid.me/ossec-packages/ossec-hids-latest.tar.gz 2- Install gcc and make. A simple “apt-get install gcc make” on Ubuntu or “yum install gcc make” on CentOS/RedHat will do it for you.
OSSEC has a powerful correlation and analysis engine, integrating log analysis, file integrity monitoring, Windows registry monitoring, centralized policy enforcement, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.
What is OSSEC? OSSEC (Open Source Security) is a free, open source intrusion detection system designed to monitor, analyze logs, and protect servers, workstations, and cloud environments. OSSEC is an IDS host system (HIDS), which means that it runs directly on the protected system, analyzing its behavior, configuration, and event logs.
Learn about OSSEC, a powerful open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) that provides log analysis, file integrity monitoring, rootkit detection, and real-time threat alerts to enhance your system's security.