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I have found out that a strangers printer had been connected to my localhost:631. How do I use Lynis to retrieve any possible information about it’s interactions with my computer from system logs? Is it even possible?
Are there any other s… Continue reading Can you use Lynis to retrieve data on connected printers from the system logs? [closed]
I’m currently securing a Linode VPS that will host a WordPress store and two Python web applications. Security-wise, I’ve run the most "basic" steps, such as hardening SSH access (i.e. disabling password & root login), settin… Continue reading Which of the following Linys auditing suggestions are worthwhile?
When I run a Lynis audit of my Xubuntu system, under System Tools, binary scan, most of the binaries are returned as
Found known binary: package (pkg category) – /path/to/binary
But under /usr/bin directory scan it also shows three packag… Continue reading Lynis Audit Difference Between Found Known Binary and Just Found
I’m new with Lynis, the security tool. I installed it with a package manager and check that it is the latest version:
$ sudo apt-get install lynis
…
lynis is already the newest version (2.1.1-1).
And yet, when I run lynis audit system, … Continue reading How to update Lynis to the latest version?
I’m new with Lynis, the security tool. I installed it with a package manager and check that it is the latest version:
$ sudo apt-get install lynis
…
lynis is already the newest version (2.1.1-1).
And yet, when I run lynis audit system, … Continue reading How to update Lynis to the latest version?
I use lynis to check my system using the following script:
#!/bin/sh
#lynis.sh
#Global Variables
REPORT_FILE_FINAL=”/tmp/lynis-report-final.log”
MYHOSTNAME=`/bin/hostname`
LYNIS_BIN=”/usr/local/lynis/./lynis”
MAIL_BIN=”/usr/local/bin/mai… Continue reading Lynis weird error message. How to get rid of it
I am trying to develop a custom plugin for Lynis and followed the instructions here:
I created a custom plugin from the plugin template (custom_plugin.template)
I provided a test name and registered the plugin using the nam… Continue reading How to enable custom Lynis plugins
It seems both Cisofy’s Lynis and Wazuh’s OSSEC share a lot of functionalities. I’m completely newbie on both tools and yet I need to pick one (or both) to help achieve PCI DSS Compliance. Any thoughts?
Continue reading How different are Lynis and Wazuh solutions?
When I run Lynis, it gives the below output:
2017-07-30 00:59:06 Action: checking relevant kernels
2017-07-30 00:59:06 Output: [REDACTED] 3.10.0.514.26.2
2017-07-30 00:59:06 Result: Found [REDACTED] (= our kernel)
2017-07-30… Continue reading How to get it to use latest kernel? Lynis Error?
When I run my Lynis I get the following:
[+] Shells
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– Checking shells from /etc/shells
Result: found 6 shells (valid shells: 6).
– Session timeout settings/tools … Continue reading Lynis Test: SSH settings/tools