Linux Kernel Security In 2025: New Features And Emerging Threats
ITProToday, Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
There are key security improvements in the Linux kernel as well as new threats. Here are best practices for hardening your Linux systems.
The Linux kernel, which is the heart of the infrastructure powering a huge number of servers, embedded devices, cloud computing systems, and many other types of critical computing systems worldwide, must evolve alongside a rapidly changing and increasingly menacing global threat landscape.
This year has brought with it some interesting new developments, and new security enhancements have been introduced to the kernel.