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Contents 1 Getting Started with OSSEC 1.1 Understanding it 1.2 Understanding log analysis 1.3 Installing it 1.4 Where to find information 1.5 Getting involved 1.6 Contacting us

Getting Started with OSSEC

Understanding it

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

• OSSEC Overview Presentation.
• 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 in the news page (with more articles)
• OSSEC Blog

Understanding log analysis

The following document explains some of the log analysis techniques used by OSSEC:

• Log analysis for intrusion detection

Installing it

If you have questions regarding how to install 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