SCAP articles

Tiger is History, Long Live Modern Alternatives!

auditing
hardening
lynis
openscap
scap
system hardening

Last change: 2025-03-12

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.

Using Open Source Auditing Tools as alternative to CIS Benchmarks

auditing
guide
hardening
openscap
scap

Last change: 2025-03-12

Hardening guides, and the CIS benchmarks in particular, are a great resource to harden your system. But there are alternatives.

Security Automation for Linux: Are Humans Still Needed?

automation
hardening
SCAP

Last change: 2025-03-12

Machines are smarter, quicker and make less mistakes compared to humans. They might be the ultimate resource for security automation, securing our systems.