diff --git a/scripts/telegraf.service b/scripts/telegraf.service
index c4eed38e..288dd806 100644
--- a/scripts/telegraf.service
+++ b/scripts/telegraf.service
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ Documentation=https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+# added automatically, for details please see
+# https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Security_Features#Systemd_hardening_effort
+ProtectSystem=full
+ProtectHome=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+ProtectHostname=true
+ProtectClock=true
+ProtectKernelTunables=true
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+ProtectKernelLogs=true
+ProtectControlGroups=true
+RestrictRealtime=true
+# end of automatic additions
 Type=notify
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/telegraf
 User=telegraf