OSSEC Help: Training Videos, How-To Docs, Access to OSSEC Support Channel
Welcome to the OSSEC support and community page. Here, you will find the OSSEC help you need to get more out of your OSSEC host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) in addressing cybersecurity KPIs, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation. We have structured the OSSEC community support page to offer: 1) a Q&A structure providing OSSEC help for commonly asked questions, 2) OSSEC training videos, 3) how-to-documentation, including instructions and tips for OSSEC Linux and Windows installations and configurations, 4) access to our OSSEC community and forums on Slack, and 5) a little about Atomicorp and its OSSEC-based software and professional support and a way to contact us.
OSSEC Q&A: Getting OSSEC Support
- Where can I install an OSSEC hub and agent? Options range from a free OSSEC rule set to an enterprise solution equipped with a wide set of multiplatform detection and response controls and a GUI for analysis and easier reporting. Learn more here, or visit the OSSEC.net homepage.
- Are there helpful instructions for installing and managing OSSEC? Yes, see the OSSEC Q&As below.
- How do I install OSSEC on Linux? Step-by-step video instructions for installing the OSSEC hub and/or agents on Linux systems are located here.
- Is there an OSSEC for Windows? Yes. Atomicorp makes this possible and provides instructions for installing OSSEC on Windows and Microsoft Azure. Learn more here, or start a trial. Watch the video tutorial on installing OSSEC agents on Windows.
- How do I install and configure FIM? Configure FIM for compliance as well as for advanced and real-time malware detection. Resources are available on the Atomic OSSEC FIM page or you can visit our how-to video documentation here.
- What’s wrong with my OSSEC Linux or Windows installation? OSSEC system troubleshooting and OSSEC support contact information is available on the Atomic OSSEC video training page.
- How can I secure legacy systems that are end of life (EOL) and no longer supported by a software vendor? Atomic OSSEC provides security and support for legacy and EOL versions such as RHEL 5, 6, and 7, CentOS 5, 6, 7, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2003, legacy and EOL Solaris, Ubuntu 16, 18, and 20, HP-UX 10 and 11i, AIX legacy versions and EOL AIX 7.1, and more. Request a demo.
- How do I schedule OSSEC malware scans? Watch the video tutorial on the Atomic OSSEC video training page.
- How do I troubleshoot OSSEC network settings? Watch the video and contact us to discuss technical assistance.
- Is there a free version of OSSEC and what are its limitations? Yes, visit this website’s homepage.
- If I am a free user, can I get fast and relevant OSSEC support? We offer instructional OSSEC materials on this page and access to additional content and OSSEC community on our Slack support channel. To seek professional-level OSSEC support and get daily system enhancements, schedule a demo, or Contact Us.
OSSEC Training Videos
OSSEC training videos and tutorials in this section range from step-by-step OSSEC Windows and Linux installation demonstrations to optimizing OSSEC AV management, to turning up OSSEC FIM for real-time malware detection.
Agent Installation (Linux). This video shows you how to install OSSEC agents on Linux operating systems (OSs).
Install Atomic OSSEC Hub Server
OSSEC Windows Troubleshooting. What to do when you’re experiencing OSSEC Windows installation and configuration challenges.
Additional OSSEC video training topics include OSSEC network troubleshooting, scheduling OSSEC malware scans, and more . . .
Visit the Atomic OSSEC training video page.
OSSEC How-to Documentation
The OSSEC support and how-to documents below cover OSSEC agent and hub installation and configuration, OSSEC Windows and OSSEC Linux installation, and we also provide help toward addressing web application vulnerabilities and extending detection and response to the web via a web application firewall (WAF) or advanced modular security rules for orchestrating a WAF. Visit the OSSEC documentation page.
OSSEC Support and Forums on Slack
Join our Slack channel for Atomic OSSEC updates, learning materials, and OSSEC community Q&A and discussions.
About Atomicorp and Atomic OSSEC
Atomicorp has supported OSSEC since OSSEC’s inception, and it has evolved OSSEC HIDS into an extended detection, response and compliance solution. Atomic OSSEC provides five times the number of security rules of free OSSEC, including central AV management features. The Atomic OSSEC engine integrates additional global threat and vulnerability data for enhanced security system preparedness and intrusion prevention. With Atomic OSSEC’s graphical user interface (GUI), IT security users can abstract cross-platform data for use in SIEM and GUI search and visualization as well as for analysis, reporting, and compliance. The Atomic OSSEC XDR engine and GUI/management dashboard together enable severity lists, security and compliance categories, user groups, charts, heat maps, all while maintaining a light software footprint.
The Atomic OSSEC extended detection and response solution is available for as low as $55 per agent per year. Volume pricing discounts are available. Atomic OSSEC comes with professional support for Atomic OSSEC customers and the software is updated daily.
Atomic OSSEC Training and Professional Services
We offer OSSEC training and services as well. Visit the Training and Services page.