We've reached yet another milestone in our journey, and we saw some cool stuff. We started with a discussion about the basics of setting up Snort as a NIDS. I then showed you how to seriously cheat by deploying specialty Linux distros that already have Snort set up and ready to go.

Next, I introduced you to Lynis and how you can use it to scan your system for various vulnerabilities and compliance issues. Finally, we wrapped things up with working demos of OpenVAS and Nikto.

In the next chapter, we'll wind up this whole journey with a look at some quick tips for busy administrators. I'll see you there.