Chapter 1. Instant OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection

Welcome to Instant OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection. This book will walk you through the installation, configuration, and customization of the OSSEC host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS). We will explore many features of OSSEC and how they can be used to improve the overall security, provide valuable insight into systems operations, automate the detection of false positives to provide relevant alerting data, and more.