Lynis FOR LINUX

Lynis is an open-source command-line auditing tool specifically designed for Linux/UNIX specialists. It serves as a comprehensive solution to scan system configurations, identify system information, and pinpoint security issues actionable by professional auditors.

Key Features:

• Central management tool


• Implementation and reporting plan


• Lynis plugins for extending default capabilities


• Support for malware detection, digital forensics, heuristics, and system statistics

Benefits:

• Configuration management


• Technical auditing


• System hardening


• Security incident detection


• System monitoring

The intended audience for Lynis includes security specialists, system auditors, as well as system and network managers. It is a valuable application that can be utilized in enterprise environments and small to medium-sized businesses. Lynis complies with various standards such as Basel II, SOx, GLBA, ISO27001, ISO27002, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.

Compatibility:

Lynis is a cross-platform application compatible with various GNU/Linux distributions including CentOS, Arch Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, and more. It has also been tested on different BSD flavors, Mac OS X, AIX, OpenSolaris, and HP-UX operating systems. Supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.

Download:

Lynis can be easily downloaded from Softpedia or from the official website. It is available as a universal source archive for all the aforementioned operating systems. The software is developed entirely in UNIX Shell scripting language with no dependencies.

Publisher: Michael Boelen

Publisher Link: Michael Boelen on Softpedia