Re: [ossec-list] Re: OSSEC e-book download

2012-07-31 Thread A-Dubbs
I'm investigating this problem with Syngress (publisher) but I'm hoping a person in our OSSEC group experienced the same problem and knows where to get an electronic copy of the book to compliment the hard copy I use to troubleshoot/manage my OSSEC HIDS deployment. When I attain a legitimate

Re: [ossec-list] Re: OSSEC e-book download

2012-07-30 Thread A-Dubbs
Hello. I recently purchased a hard copy of the OSSEC HIDS Host-Based Intrusion Detection Guide for around $50 and was directed to http://www.syngress.com/solutions to download my free e-book of the material. At this web page (http://www.syngress.com/solutions) the publisher says this service

[ossec-list] Deciding the Level to Set Log Alerts

2012-06-29 Thread A-Dubbs
I would like to determine the level to set Log Alerts in my OSSEC installation. How was each event assigned a severity level? How have you all decided the level to set your log alerts? I am concerned about logging too many events but missing legitimate security events. Your opinions will

Re: [ossec-list] Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy?

2012-05-18 Thread A-Dubbs
Thank you for this information, Dan and Michael. On Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:06:26 PM UTC-4, Michael Starks wrote: On 05/17/2012 11:04 AM, A-Dubbs wrote: Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy settings from being changed in Windows Server 2008 R2? I made changes to Windows basic audit

[ossec-list] Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy?

2012-05-17 Thread A-Dubbs
Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy settings from being changed in Windows Server 2008 R2? I made changes to Windows basic audit policy and upon reboot, the settings are back what it was before I modified them. OSSEC in installed on this system and I'd like to know if OSSEC HIDS can prevent

[ossec-list] Re: Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy?

2012-05-17 Thread A-Dubbs
this. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM, A-Dubbs arlendelcasti...@gmail.com wrote: Can OSSEC enforce Windows Group Policy settings from being changed in Windows Server 2008 R2? I made changes to Windows basic audit policy and upon reboot, the settings are back what it was before I modified them

[ossec-list] Re: msauth_rules.xml file, is this for Microsoft Windows rules?

2012-05-03 Thread A-Dubbs
the domain controller, WINDOWS_LOGIN_SUCCESS, or a user logon on, AUDIT_SUCCESS), I don't think should see OSSEC triggering an alert on my system. On May 3, 8:09 am, Florian Crouzat gen...@floriancrouzat.net wrote: Le 02/05/2012 20:10, A-Dubbs a écrit : Will it at least significantly reduce

[ossec-list] Re: msauth_rules.xml file, is this for Microsoft Windows rules?

2012-05-02 Thread A-Dubbs
on an upgrade. You should add custom rules to /var/ossec/rules/local_rules.xml. You can create custom rules to look for new things the default rules don't cover, or to ignore rules that are already in place. On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:42 PM, A-Dubbs arlendelcasti...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking

[ossec-list] Re: msauth_rules.xml file, is this for Microsoft Windows rules?

2012-05-02 Thread A-Dubbs
, A-Dubbs arlendelcasti...@gmail.com wrote: Will increasing the log alert level from 1 to 7  in the /var/ossec/etc/ ossec.conf file reduce the number of alerts level 7 to zero alerts? On Apr 30, 2:56 pm, dan (ddp) ddp...@gmail.com wrote: Modifying the default rules directly isn't

[ossec-list] Where the OSSEC configurations are...

2012-04-30 Thread A-Dubbs
Just learning OSSEC here using the documentation on ossec.net to troubleshoot some problems.I am receiving excessive HIDS notifications in a log for a windows machines(an agent) in my OSSEC environment. When looking at the security log, it seems that too many events are being added to the queue,

[ossec-list] msauth_rules.xml file, is this for Microsoft Windows rules?

2012-04-30 Thread A-Dubbs
I'm looking for the rules file for adjusting what gets logged for Microsoft Windows systems. Is msauth_rules.xml the correct file?