full-disclosure - Re: one of my servers has been compromized

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Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:35:03 -0600
From: John Jacobs <flamdugen@...mail.com>
To: <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: one of my servers has been compromized

Those considering Tripwire I would ask they take a look at OSSEC-HIDS; the filesystem change notification is outstanding and with inotify() support you get immediate notification of changes.  The monitoring and alerting of log files is also exceptional.  I am not affiliated with OSSEC in any way.  http://www.ossec.net/main/about

I would recommend from a "rooting" aspect that kernel module loading be disabled after boot.  This is accomplished by removing the CAP_SYS_MODULE permission using something like lcap on older systems or by using the sysctl value of 'kernel.modules_disabled = 1'.  This can save a box by preventing automatic or intentional loading of a vulnerable modules or a module-based rootkit.

The sysctl value of 'kernel.panic_on_oops = 1' also is a good idea.

Thanks,
John

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