Lynis
Major release: Lynis 3.x
Learn about the most important changes that form the major 3.x release of the Lynis project, including security enhancements and new tests.
Troubleshooting guide for Lynis
Troubleshooting Lynis. This document helps with solving most common issues experienced when running Lynis.
How are auditd and Lynis different?
While both being active in the area of Linux auditing, auditd and Lynis have a different goal. This article explains the differences between both tools.
Tools compared: rkhunter VS Lynis
Rootkit Hunter (rkhunter) and Lynis are often seen as similar tools to find malware on Linux systems. Learn why they have a completely different goal.
Why Auditing and Vulnerability Scanning are Different Things
Why is auditing and vulnerability scanning not the same? In this article we have a look at both, look at the differences, and how they complementary.
The Non-Technical Changelog: Insights of 6 Months Development
The lessons we learned about open source during the last 6 months, while developing our security auditing tool Lynis. Apply these insights to your projects.
Tiger is History, Long Live Modern Alternatives!
The tiger tool was known for a long time to help with auditing Unix-based systems. Fortunately there are new tools that are better maintained.
Find differences between two daily Lynis audits
It can be useful to see the differences between scans of Lynis, especially when running it daily. Learn how to do this with just a few steps
Find the alternatives: CIS-CAT auditing tool
Sometimes time or money is limited. We hunt to find great alternatives to commercial solutions. This time alternatives for the CIS auditing tool CIS-CAT.
Viewing available test categories in Lynis
Lynis has all tests categorized and lets the user select which tests to run. Using the --tests-category and --view-categories the selection can be made.
What’s New in Lynis 2: Features
The upcoming Lynis 2 release will bring many new features. Focus is on simplicity, speed and supporting newer technologies like Docker and systemd.
Product comparison: Lynis VS Nessus
In this article we do a comparison of Tenable Nessus and Lynis from CISOfy. We look at the features, their goals and where they can be compared or differ.
Alternatives to Bastille Linux: system hardening with Lynis
Bastille Linux is a great tool for hardening of Linux systems. With the project looking outdated (or even dead), there are new alternatives to Bastille.
How to create custom tests in Lynis
Although Lynis has many tests by default, there are enough reasons to create your own custom tests. Instead of patching up existing files, learn how to do that.
Installation of Lynis on Arch Linux systems
Lynis is available as a package for Arch Linux and installation is just a few steps. We look at the options to install Lynis on your favorite Linux distro.
How to deal with Lynis suggestions?
Auditing tool Lynis for Linux, guides administrators with discovering weaknesses. This article helps in dealing with Lynis suggestions displayed on screen.
Lynis Security Notice: 1.5.4 and older
A vulnerability was reported in versions up to Lynis 1.5.4. Learn more about the details. This article is dated, but maintained for archival purposes.
How to keep Lynis up-to-date?
Keeping software up-to-date is more important than ever before. To keep Lynis up-to-date, there are several notification possibilities and upgrade methods.
Unix security audit: Perform an audit in 3 minutes
Quick guide for performing a Unix security audit on a Unix or Linux based system. Under three minutes you have the results and finished the first audit!
How to use Lynis plugins
Lynis plugins are an extension to Lynis, the security auditing tool for Linux and Unix-based systems. Learn how to use Lynis plugins and troubleshoot them.
Lynis for Auditors: Linux and Unix auditing
Article about Linux / Unix auditing with a focus on the usage of Lynis for auditors. Simplifying the work of the auditor and increasing the quality of work.
Differences between Lynis and Lynis Enterprise
Quick guide about the differences between Lynis and the Lynis Enterprise Suite and what version is best suitable for your Linux or Unix environment.
FreeBSD hardening with Lynis
This article provides tips for FreeBSD hardening by using a powerful tool named Lynis. This script will perform an extensive audit to secure your systems.
How to update Lynis
Tips and suggestions to keep Lynis up-to-date. With every software tool receiving improvements and bug fixes, it's important to update Lynis as well.
How to use Lynis
Article about how to use Lynis, a security auditing and hardening tool to test Unix and Linux based systems for vulnerabilities.
Lynis hardening index
Lynis uses a hardening index which is displayed at the end of the scan. What does it mean and how does it help? This article explains the rationale behind it.
Securing Linux: Audit with Lynis (an introduction into auditing)
Introduction article into securing Linux based systems by performing a scan with Lynis. After this first audit it will be much easier to harden the system!
Lynis stuck during testing
How to deal with issues when running Lynis and looks like it is stuck during any testing being performed. Finding the causing in a few quick steps.
Lynis
Learn more about Lynis, the security auditing tool that is mentioned on this blog.