One of the most common questions open source project manager Scott Shinn gets about OSSEC is: Is there a management console or GUI for OSSEC? The answer is not in a traditional sense. The command line interface is effective but does not provide log and event visualization. But the open-source security solution does allow users […]
OSSEC users from around the world came together at the OSSEC Conference 2018 this past April to learn more about the open source security solution. Attendees heard experts discuss the many different ways in which OSSEC can be configured to meet any organization’s needs, from compliance to file integrity management. They also got to […]
If you take credit cards, you need to be PCI compliant. That is why adhering to the over 250 requirements set by the Payment Credit Industry is a headache for millions of businesses worldwide. Casey Priester of Prometheus Global addressed these pain points in his presentation at the OSSEC Conference 2018. He discussed how OSSEC […]
Today, Atomicorp formally launches the Linux Security Podcast. Why? Well, we get a lot of questions about Linux and security and have been working across these two domains for about 25 years. There is clearly interest in discussing these topics, learning more about about them and also shedding light on the latest high-profile exploits and […]
Dmitry Dain, co-founder and CTO of Virgil Security recently spoke at the OSSEC Conference 2018 about using encryption. In introducing Dmitry, OSSEC project manager Scott Shinn expressed the importance of the recent contributions by Virgil to the project. Scott pointed out that it has been a goal of the OSSEC contributors to update the crypto […]
At the OSSEC Conference 2018 earlier this month, project manager Scott Shinn debuted OSSEC 3.0. Scott reviews what’s new with OSSEC, the changelog, the new GeoIP rules, provisioning automation, ELK stack integration and more. You can view the video of his full presentation below and download the conference presentation by clicking here. To see […]
Mike Shinn is Atomicorp CEO. He took a few minutes to discuss logging, how it is used for cybersecurity and compliance and how OSSEC can be used reduce the volume of SIEM logs. At the upcoming OSSEC Conference Atomicorp CTO Scott Shinn will review how OSSEC can be used to filter log files to reduce […]
Mike Shinn is Atomicorp CEO and will be presenting at the upcoming OSSEC Conference on using OSSEC for FIM. He recently sat down for a Q&A on the history of FIM and why OSSEC is becoming an increasingly popular option for enterprises. Tell us about how FIM originated and what it is used for? Mike […]
There are 270 PCI DSS requirements that must be addressed by any organization that accepts credit card payments. Compliance is required and can be a daunting task for all types of organizations. It often requires the implementation of dozens of software and security controls complemented by over one hundred process controls. Atomicorp has radically simplified […]
Chantilly, VA, February 20, 2018 — Atomicorp today announced that it will host OSSEC Conference 2018 on April 5-6 outside of Washington, DC in Chantilly, Virginia. The conference will be led by OSSEC project manager and Atomicorp CTO Scott Shinn. He will be joined by speakers that are long-time OSSEC project contributors such as Dan […]