OSSEC For Website Security: Part I

OSSEC HIDS is my preferred host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS). I have to admit I am a bit partial to it because my good friend Daniel Cid built it and sold it to Trend Micro / Third Brigade back in 2008. I have what many don’t have, that’s the ability to pester Daniel until he…

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OSSEC Agent to Server Connection Issues

Website Servers

So naturally, as of late, I have found myself doing more than I probably need to on my servers and in the process causing more headaches then required. One of those issues has been with the communication between my agents and the mother-ship (command control) server with my OSSEC installs. For more details information, be…

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