[nmglug] Any Security Specialists Out there?

[Todd Richardson]

I found that it was not the server itself that was hard to get up and 
running, but configuring sensors, etc.  I think once one got it up and 
running it would be a fantastic tool.

Todd Richardson wrote:
> I've been checking on a few packages, and there is a lot of information 
> out there and I find myself, well, mostly confused.
>
> I want to add another layer of security to my network, and have read 
> about several different solutions for Event Correlation and other 
> network security measures.  An interesting package is ossim.  Does 
> anyone have any experience with this?  I've tried installing, but I've 
> found that it is a bit confusing to get anything other than snort 
> working on it.  I'm hoping that as the project matures the documentation 
> will get better, or I will suddenly have a ton of freetime (without 
> becoming unemployed of course) in which I'll be able to dig down and get 
> a good idea of how it all works. (I should add in all fairness that I 
> haven't had some spare time lately to check its current status, it may 
> be better than it was!)
>
> I guess I should include a link for the ossim website:  
> http://www.ossim.net/
>
> -Todd Richardson
>
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