Linux.com: An Open Source Security Triple Play

“Want to protect your SOHO machine or LAN from rootkits and
malware, but want something a little more real-time than simply
running Chkrootkit or another rootkit detector after the fact?
Consider OSSEC-HIDS, an open source host intrusion detection
system.

“According the OOSEC-HIDS Web site, it’s more than a host
intrusion detection system (IDS). It’s also a security event
manager and a security information manager, which makes it the
security equivalent of a hat trick in hockey, a triple-play in
baseball, or a rare triple-double in basketball…”

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