Linux.com: Enhancing Kernel Security with grsecurity

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 16, 2005

“Is your server as secure as it could be? Sure, you use a
firewall, mandate strong passwords, and patch regularly. You even
take a proactive approach by performing security audits with tools
such as nmap and Nessus. Yet you may still be vulnerable to
zero-day exploits and privilege escalation attacks. If these
possibilities keep you awake at night, you’re not alone. The
sleepless folks with the grsecurity project have developed an
easy-to-use set of security enhancements to help put your fears to
rest.

“To say that grsecurity provides many enhancements is an
understatement…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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