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Security Auditing for Linux

Posted by michael on from the whodunnit dept.

malibu_mex writes: "LinuxToday, ZDNet Australia, and NewsForge are all reporting on a loadable kernel module + GUI combination that implements an auditing subsystem on Linux (Like the NT event logger, or solaris BSM). This could be yet another reason for big business and government to migrate away from the costly commercial alternatives to Linux. First it was SAMBA, now it's SNARE. What have these Aussies got with 5 letter 'S' names? This topic has been discussed on Slashdot previously here."

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  1. Maybe it's just me by Saib0t · · Score: 2, Funny

    but I wouldn't trust a snare... we keep reproaching MS to entangle us. I don't want this to happen to linux. no snare for me :-)

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  2. 5 letter aussies by FrankBough · · Score: 5, Funny

    First it was SAMBA, now it's SNARE. What have these Aussies got with 5 letter 'S' names?

    Apparently the first idea for a name was System Tracking, User Protection and Intrusion Detection but they thought that would be stupid.

  3. Rude and offtopic... by swordgeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...but I find that whenever I go to type BSM (into a search engine, whatever), my fingers want to type BDSM.

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