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Lynis - Hardening and auditing for Linux, Mac and Unix - NLUUG May 2014
The document discusses Lynis, a security auditing and hardening tool for Linux, Mac, and Unix systems, emphasizing its ease of use, automation features, and quick results. It outlines the benefits of Lynis over traditional methods such as guides and SCAP, highlighting improvements made since its inception in 2007. Additionally, it mentions the new website, enhanced documentation, and support for enterprise features introduced in 2014.
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Lynis - Hardening and auditing for Linux, Mac and Unix - NLUUG May 2014
- 1. NLUUG - Spring2014 1 Lynis Security Auditing and Hardening for Linux, Mac & Unix systems Michael Boelen Twitter @mboelen Google+ +MichaelBoelen Web http://cisofy.com
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- 3. 3 whoami Michael Boelen ◼ OpenSource developer ◼ Author of Rootkit Hunter & Lynis ◼ Passion for auditing
- 4. 4 The Problem Auditing andHardening.. ◼ A lot of work! ◼ Not that interesting, right? ◼ And.. prone to errors
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- 6. 6 Benchmarks / Guides Pros ◼Free to use ◼ Extensive information Cons ◼ Time intensive ◼ Usually no tooling ◼ Limited distributions ◼ Delayed releases
- 7. 7 SCAP Pros ◼ Free touse ◼ Focused on automation Cons ◼ Limited distributions ◼ Easy of use ◼ Lacking documentation or already outdated
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- 9. 9 Lynis Benefits ● Easy toimplement ● Quick results ● Focus on automation ● In-depth auditing
- 10. 10 Lynis 2007 ◼ Quality ofexisting tools ◼ Efficiency of work
- 11. 11 Lynis+ 2014 ◼ New website ◼Documentation refresh ◼ Lynis controls online ◼ Enterprise support ◼ Plugins
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- 13. 13 Lynis++ DoneDone ● Website ● Documentation ●Lynis controls online ● Enterprise support ● Plugins NewNew ● In-depth reports ● Hardening automation ● Intrusion detection ● Performance tuning ● Compliance checking ● (Forensics) ● (Malware)
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- 16. 16 Thank You ● TryLynis ● Share open source Twitter @mboelen Google+ +MichaelBoelen Web http://cisofy.com
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