Wazuh on Ubuntu 24.04 – Intrusion Detection, SIEM, and Security Analytics for Azure

Deploy a pre-configured, production-ready Wazuh Security Platform on Ubuntu 24.04 directly in your Azure environment.

Wazuh is a free, open source, enterprise-ready Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that provides host-based intrusion detection, log analysis, compliance monitoring, and real-time security visibility.

This image is ideal for security engineers, DevOps teams, and MSPs who need to deploy Wazuh in minutes without manual setup.

Wazuh Features:

• Pre-installed Wazuh stack – Manager, Indexer, and Dashboard ready-to-use.
• Real-time Intrusion Detection – Detect file changes, rootkits, unauthorized access.
• SIEM and Log Aggregation – Centralize logs from Linux, Windows, cloud & network devices.
• Security Analytics Dashboard – Rich OpenSearch UI with alert filtering & charts.
• Threat Intelligence Integration – IOC matching & MITRE ATT&CK correlation.
• Compliance Templates – PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, GDPR, and more.
• Agent-based or Agentless – Supports lightweight agents or cloud-native input.
• Built-in Alerting – Via email, Slack, webhooks, or SIEM forwarding.
• Azure-optimized – Supports NSGs, managed disks, and cloud-init provisioning.

Wazuh Use cases:

• Host-based Intrusion Detection (HIDS) for Azure VMs and hybrid environments.
• Centralized Log Management for compliance and operations teams.
• Compliance Monitoring – Automate audits for PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2.
• Threat Hunting using MITRE ATT&CK mapping and anomaly detection.
• DevSecOps Visibility for containers, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud workloads.
• Security Operations (SecOps) – Lightweight SIEM alternative for SMBs.
• Cloud Workload Protection for Linux and Windows on Azure.
• MSSP Multi-Tenant Security dashboards and alerting for client environments.

Cloud Infrastructure Services are providing this Azure Cloud Security Tool using Wazuh open source.

Getting started documentation and support from: Wazuh on Azure

Disclaimer: Wazuh is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPLv2). This image is provided & maintained by Cloud Infrastructure Services. This solution is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wazuh. No warrantee of any kind, express or implied, is included with this software. Use at your risk, responsibility for damages (if any) to anyone resulting from the use of this software rest entirely with the user. The author is not responsible for any damage that its use could cause.