2 years ago

Category: Software, Business, Database, Security, Ubuntu, automation

Learn about new features, changes, and improvements to UpGuard: When Purdue student Gene Kim and professor Gene Spafford teamed up to build the initial version of Tripwire back in 1992, little did they know their intrusion detection techniques would become industry standards for a $2.71 billion market in 2014, with growth estimates of $5.04 billion by 2019. Clearly the ever-rising threat of sophisticated cyber attacks and security breaches will only broaden the landscape for security solutions over time.

Despite the eventual formation of Tripwire, Inc. as a for-profit venture in 1997, the free open source version of the IDPS is still alive and faring well today. Available for download on SourceForge, Open Source Tripwire is targeted at Linux distributions and must be compiled from source tarballs prior to installation.

So for single or smaller Linux installations that require basic IDPS protection, Open Source Tripwire is a viable option-- especially for those with basic Linux administration skills that require minimal hand-holding in setup and configuration.