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Lynis vs Ossec

A side-by-side look at Lynis and Ossec. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Lynis

Lynis

Security & Privacy

Lynis is an open source security auditing tool for Linux and UNIX-based systems. It performs an in-depth security scan to detect vulnerabilities, provide tips for system hardening, and monitor compliance status.

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Ossec

Ossec

Security & Privacy

Ossec is an open source host-based intrusion detection system that provides log analysis, file integrity monitoring, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response.

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