What is Samhain?
Samhain is a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) offered by Samhain Labs. It is designed to provide security measures for companies of various sizes. According to the vendor, Samhain offers features such as file integrity checking, log file monitoring/analysis, port monitoring, and detection of rogue SUID executables and hidden processes. These features make it a valuable tool for IT security professionals, system administrators, network administrators, compliance officers, and financial institutions.
