Overview
Lynis on Ubuntu 22.04 with maintenance support by ATH. This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for support. Lynis is a comprehensive security auditing and vulnerability assessment tool designed for Unix-like operating systems. It was created to assist system administrators and security professionals in identifying potential weaknesses and hardening their systems. Lynis performs a wide range of security checks, including system configuration, software patching, malware detection, compliance testing, and access control auditing. It generates detailed reports highlighting areas for improvement, with recommendations on how to address discovered vulnerabilities or misconfigurations. Lynis can be run on servers, workstations, and network devices, making it an essential tool for securing environments ranging from small deployments to large, complex infrastructures. Its extensible framework allows users to customize tests and integrate Lynis into automated security workflows, making it a versatile tool for both proactive security hardening and continuous monitoring.
Highlights
- Lynis performs in-depth security audits, checking for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, outdated software, and compliance with industry standards.
- Lynis is designed for Unix-based systems, including Linux, macOS, BSD, and others, making it versatile for a variety of environments.
- It provides recommendations on hardening the system based on its findings, helping to secure servers and workstations against threats.
Details
Typical total price
$0.16/hour
Pricing
Free trial
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
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t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.012 | $0.022 |
t2.small | $0.06 | $0.023 | $0.083 |
t2.medium | $0.06 | $0.046 | $0.106 |
t2.large | $0.06 | $0.093 | $0.153 |
t2.xlarge | $0.06 | $0.186 | $0.246 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.06 | $0.371 | $0.431 |
t3.nano | $0.06 | $0.005 | $0.065 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.06 | $0.01 | $0.07 |
t3.small | $0.06 | $0.021 | $0.081 |
t3.medium | $0.06 | $0.042 | $0.102 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
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EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
No Refund
Legal
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Try one unit of this product for 5 days. There will be no software charges for that unit, but AWS infrastructure charges still apply. Free Trials will automatically convert to a paid subscription upon expiration and you will be charged for additional usage above the free units provided.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connect to EC2 Linux instance using username "ubuntu" Port 22, and run following commands: #sudo su #sudo apt update Then run the following command for activation: cd /usr/local/lynis sudo ./lynis audit system /usr/local/lynis/lynis --version
Support
AWS infrastructure support
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