How To Set Up a Local OSSEC Installation on Debian 8
OSSEC is an open-source, host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) that performs log analysis, integrity checking, Windows registry monitoring, rootkit detection, time-based alerting, and active response. It’s the application to install on your server if you want to keep an eye on what’s happening inside it. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install OSSEC to monitor the Debian 8 server it is installed on, that is, a *local* OSSEC installation.