Bastille Linux alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace Bastille Linux? During the review of Bastille Linux we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

  1. JShielder (Linux hardening tool)
  2. Lynis (security scanner and compliance auditing tool)
  3. Zeus (AWS auditing and hardening tool)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to Bastille Linux.

Alternatives (by score)

64

JShielder

Introduction

JShielder is a security tool for Linux systems to make them more secure by adding system hardening measures.

Project details

JShielder is written in Python, shell script.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + Used language is shell script
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • System hardening

    JShielder review

    100

    Lynis

    Introduction

    Lynis is an open source security auditing tool that is available since 2007 and created by Michael Boelen. Its primary goal is to evaluate the security defenses of systems running Linux or other flavors of Unix. It provides suggestions to install, configure, or correct any security measures.

    Project details

    Lynis is written in shell script.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + More than 50 contributors
    • + Commercial support available
    • + More than 4000 GitHub stars
    • + Used language is shell script
    • + Very low number of dependencies
    • + Project is mature (10+ years)
    • + The source code of this software is available

      Typical usage

      • IT audit
      • Penetration testing
      • Security assessment
      • System hardening
      • Vulnerability scanning

      Lynis review

      64

      Zeus

      Introduction

      Tools like Zeus are useful to perform a quick security scan of an AWS environment. It helps to find missing security controls and apply system hardening measures to systems.

      Project details

      Zeus is written in shell script.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + Used language is shell script
      • + The source code of this software is available
      • - No releases on GitHub available

      Typical usage

      • Security assessment
      • Self-assessment
      • System hardening

      Zeus review

      89

      OpenSCAP

      Introduction

      The OpenSCAP project provides a wide variety of hardening guides, configuration baselines, and tools to test for vulnerabilities and configuration issues. It uses SCAP as the protocol to store the underlying data.

      Project details

      OpenSCAP is written in C.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + More than 25 contributors
      • + The source code of this software is available
      • + Supported by a large company

        Typical usage

        • Security assessment
        • Vulnerability scanning

        OpenSCAP review

        64

        seccheck

        Introduction

        Seccheck is a security scanner for Linux systems. It is originally written for SuSE Linux by Marc Heuse.

        Project details

        seccheck is written in shell script.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + The source code of this software is available
        • - Project looks outdated (old code or documentation)

        Typical usage

        • Security assessment
        • System hardening

        seccheck review

        60

        sysechk (System Security Checker)

        Introduction

        System Security Checker, or sysechk, is a tool to perform a system audit against a set of best practices. It uses a modular approach to test the system.

        Project details

        sysechk is written in shell script.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + Used language is shell script
        • + The source code of this software is available

          Typical usage

          • IT audit
          • System hardening

          sysechk review

          64

          Cloud Security Suite (CS Suite)

          Introduction

          Cloud Security Suite (CS Suite) is a security toolkit that allows scanning Amazon, Google, and Azure cloud platforms. It leverages tools like Lynis, Prowler, and Scout2 to collect all information. The promise of the tool is to simplify the installation of the tools, their configuration, and the data collection.

          Project details

          Cloud Security Suite is written in Python.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + The source code of this software is available
          • - No releases on GitHub available

          Typical usage

          • Configuration audit
          • IT audit
          • Penetration testing
          • System hardening

          Cloud Security Suite review

          85

          otseca

          Introduction

          Tools like otseca help with data collection. This could be useful for system administrators to collect data on a regular interval. This data then can be compared with a future data capture. Another possibility is to use it during pentesting. In that case one should have already obtained root access, as the tool requires this as well.

          Project details

          otseca is written in shell script.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + The source code is easy to read and understand
          • + Tool is modular and extendable
          • + The source code of this software is available

            Typical usage

            • Configuration audit
            • Penetration testing
            • Security assessment

            otseca review

            84

            Prowler

            Introduction

            Prowler is the right tool for you when you want to check against the AWS CIS benchmark. The tool is freely available and maintained.

            Project details

            Prowler is written in shell script.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + The source code of this software is available

              Typical usage

              • Security assessment
              • System hardening

              Prowler review

              85

              Scout2

              Introduction

              Scout2 is a security tool to assess the security of an AWS environment. It can be used for system hardening and IT audits.

              Project details

              Scout2 is written in Python.

              Strengths and weaknesses

              • + More than 10 contributors
              • + More than 500 GitHub stars

                Typical usage

                • IT audit
                • Security assessment
                • Self-assessment
                • System hardening

                Scout2 review

                64

                LUNAR

                Introduction

                LUNAR is short for Lockdown UNix Auditing and Reporting and runs on the system itself.

                Project details

                LUNAR is written in shell script.

                Strengths and weaknesses

                • + The source code of this software is available

                  Typical usage

                  • Security assessment
                  • Self-assessment
                  • System hardening

                  LUNAR review

                  68

                  Nix Auditor

                  Introduction

                  This fairly new tool is written in shell script to scan Linux systems with the focus on security auditing.

                  Project details

                  Nix Auditor is written in shell script.

                  Strengths and weaknesses

                  • + Used language is shell script
                  • - Full name of author is unknown
                  • - Unknown project license

                  Nix Auditor review

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