Linux Hardening: It Doesn't Have To Be Hard - Esa Jääskelä
Disobey 2026 · Main Stage
In his Disobey talk, "Linux Hardening: It Doesn't Have To Be Hard," Esa Jääskelä, an embedded systems engineer at Netum, delves into the essential practices for securing Linux environments. The presentation aims to demystify Linux hardening, making it accessible for administrators of servers, embedded devices, and even desktop PCs. Jääskelä emphasizes that while popular Linux distributions provide a secure baseline, they are often optimized for user convenience rather than maximal security, leaving significant room for improvement through targeted hardening efforts.
AI review
Competent, well-organized intro-to-intermediate Linux hardening survey covering the standard checklist: interfaces, users, files, processes, supply chain. Nothing here will surprise anyone who's read the Arch Wiki hardening guide or run Lynis before, but it's delivered cleanly and without vendor nonsense, which puts it ahead of half the 'hardening' talks submitted to any con.