Security Onion is a comprehensive, open-source platform for enterprise threat hunting, security monitoring, and log management with integrated detection and case management tools.
Security Onion is a free and open platform for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management. It includes our own interfaces for alerting, dashboards, hunting, PCAP, detections, and case management. It also includes other tools such as osquery, CyberChef, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Suricata, and Zeek.
Security Onion is primarily used by security operations teams to detect, analyze, and respond to network threats through centralized alerting, dashboards, and detailed packet capture analysis. It is ideal for enterprises seeking a unified platform that combines multiple security tools for effective intrusion detection and log analysis.
Security Onion requires appropriate hardware resources as outlined in the documentation to handle enterprise-scale data. Users should familiarize themselves with the ELK stack and network security monitoring concepts for effective use. Regular updates and community engagement are recommended to maintain detection efficacy.
Review hardware requirements at https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/hardware.html
Download the latest Security Onion 2.4 release from https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/download.html
Follow the installation guide at https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/installation.html to set up the platform
Configure the system using the provided configuration interface
Access community support and FAQs at https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/community-support.html and https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.4/faq.html