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Aleksei Aleinikov
Aleksei Aleinikov

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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Auditd vs eBPF: The Battle for Linux Monitoring Supremacy

Trying to choose between the old-school reliability of auditd and the ultra-modern performance of eBPF?

In 2025, both still have their place โ€” but knowing when and why to use each is what sets pros apart.

  • โœ… auditd โ€” great for compliance & forensic logging
  • โšก eBPF โ€” unbeatable for real-time, low-overhead insights

I break it all down โ€” how they work, when to use them, and why eBPF is the future of secure, flexible observability.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Dive in: https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/linux-monitoring-simplified-comparing-auditd-and-ebpf-09eeaaa21d31

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