Weekend Project: Intrusion Detection on Linux with AIDE

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 4, 2010 4:40 PM EDT
Linux.com; By Nathan Willis
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Front-line measures like firewalling, strong authentication, and staying on top of security updates are mandatory steps to keeping your system secure. But you also need to check your system's health frequently and make sure a compromise didn't slip past you unnoticed. A good place to start is with an intrusion detection system (IDS) that monitors your machine's resources and flags any changes that might indicate an intruder or a rootkit. The Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) is an open source IDS that you can set up in a weekend.

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