Understanding it

The following articles can give a very good overview of what OSSEC is and can do for you:

• OSSEC #1 in the Top 5 open source security tools in the enterprise by Linux World
• An open source security triple play by Linux.com
• Log analysis using OSSEC webcast by SANS.org
• OSSEC awards and reviews
• OSSEC in the news page (with more articles)
• OSSEC Blog

Installing it

If you have questions regarding how to install or update OSSEC, check out:

• Installation guides page
• Installation videos by The Academy

Where to find information

You can find more information on the following pages:

• FAQ — with questions from the community
• Official Manual
• Mailing lists archives

Getting involved

You can get involved with us in many ways:

• Contributing with logs
• Subscribing to our mailing lists
• Reporting bugs (or helping us fix them)
• Visiting us at our IRC channel #ossec at irc.freenode.org

Contacting us

To contact us, please visit:

• Contact us page

Commercial Support

Everyone knows that support and technical expertise are critical in ensuring the success of any product deployment. With an open source project this is not different. If you need enterprise-class commercial support for OSSEC, Trend Micro, the company behind this great open source project, offers this option to our users.

For more information, visit the OSSEC commercial support page.