Lynis For Mac

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Last updated: Apr 20, 2015 Certified 100% FREE GPL

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An open source auditing tool which tests and gathers (security) information from Unix based systems. #System audit #Security audit #Unix audit #Audit #Security #Unix

Description

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The audience for the Lynis tool are system and security auditors, network specialists and system maintainers. Moroever, Lynis aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems. Lynis can be run without prior installation, so inclusion on read only storage is no problem (USB stick, cd/dvd).

Lynis assists auditors in performing Basel II, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI DSS and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance audits.

Since the complexity of auditing different systems and platforms, Lynis is developed on BSD and Linux. The Lynis tool is tested or confirmed to work with: Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris.

· Available authentication methods · Expired SSL certificates · Outdated software · User accounts without password · Incorrect file permissions · Firewall auditing

What's new in Lynis 2.2.0:

Highlights:
The biggest change in this release is the optimization of several functions. It allows for better detection, and dealing with the quirks, of every single operating system. Some functions were fortified to handle unexpected results better, like missing a particular binary, or not returning the hostname.
This release also enables tests to be shorter, by adding new functions. Some functions were renamed or slightly changed, to provide more value to the tooling. Another big change in this release is a wide set of optimizations and quality testing. Outdated pieces were removed, or rewritten, to support features seen in newer distributions.
In the area of compliance, adjustments have been made to start supporting more in-depth testing for this. Ideal for companies who have a particular compliance need, or want to test and enforce the system hardening levels of their systems.

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