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Tails OS with Encrypted Persistence on Unraid as a VM

This post will show you how to run Tails OS as a VM with the Persistence feature enabled. Running Tails as a VM is not recommended generally as it defeats many of the security features in Tails. For example, virtualization requires that you trust the hypervisor host, as the hypervisor has extra privileges over a VM that can reduce security and privacy of the VM. I recommend reading Tails’s official documentation about virtualization considerations before continuing: https://tails....

January 24, 2022 · 5 min · Robert D. White
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How to Run AlienVault OSSIM as a VM on Unraid

Introduction For this post, I will show you how to setup Unraid to run AlienVault OSSIM as a VM. OSSIM is a powerful open-source SIEM that you can leverage on your network for free. I use OSSIM for network-wide vulnerability scanning and endpoint host intrusion detection. OSSIM’s integrated HIDS is a fork from OSSEC. Additionally, OSSIM integrates with Open Threat Exchange (OTX), which can be installed on Windows, Mac, and Linux endpoints and servers for an up-to-date, open-source vulnerability scanning tool....

October 1, 2021 · 4 min · Robert D. White