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Qubes OS: The Operating System That Can Protect You Even If You Get Hacked

Micah Lee · talk · Watch on YouTube

Security & hackingOperating systems & kernelsLinux & open-source ecosystems

What it is

Micah Lee's Circle of HOPE 2018 talk on Qubes OS, which isolates activities in separate virtual machines so one compromise, such as a bad PDF or USB stick, does not expose everything. He gives an overview timed around the Qubes 4.0 release.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a great overview of Qubes OS and how its compartmentalization works in practice.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Micah Lee held a great overview talk at HOPE 2018”

    Overview talk on Qubes OS from HOPE 2018

    waldfee, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Usbkill – anti-forensic tool to halt computer when new USB device is connected”

  2. “This talk(ii) from Micah Lee when 4.0 launched is a great overview/preview.”

    Great overview of Qubes OS around the 4.0 launch

    isolatte, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How do you develop locally with privacy/security in mind?”

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Topics: qubes os, virtualization, compartmentalization, operating system security, micah lee

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