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CISOfy / lynis

Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.

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16,643All-time #2,846
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Repository created
since 2013
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Author description: Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.

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Deployment & operations# auditing# compliance# devops-tools# gdpr# hardening# hipaa# linux# pci-dss# security-audit# security-hardening# security-scanner# security-tools# security-vulnerability# shell# system-hardening# unix# vulnerability-assessment# vulnerability-detection# vulnerability-scanners

Star trend

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16,41716,51416,61110-0710-1210-1710-2210-2711-0111-05
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2026-11-06 10:54 UTC16,643Source
2026-11-02 18:59 UTC16,611Source

First collected 2026-11-03Measured at 2026-11-06 10:54 UTCSourceLicense source

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