{"id":65484,"date":"2022-07-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=65484"},"modified":"2022-12-12T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T22:12:14","slug":"new-linux-security-policies-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/new-linux-security-policies-july-2022","title":{"rendered":"Improve Linux Security Posture with JumpCloud\u2019s New Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people perceive Linux as not holding much weight when compared to its other operating system (OS) counterparts, like Windows and macOS. As it stands, Linux\u2019s worldwide desktop market share in May 2022 was only 2.45%<\/a> with macOS at 14.99%, and Windows dominating the market share at 75.5%. However, desktop market share alone does not fully reflect the importance of Linux and its function in the IT world. On the contrary, Linux is touted as the most popular open source<\/a> and programmer-friendly OS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linux\u2019s Strong Foothold in the IT infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some interesting statistics to highlight where Linux dominates in IT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n