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Cybersecurity with Ubuntu
By Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, 1 September 2021
The cybersecurity state of affairs can be described as too complex today. There is an enormous number of threats endangering sensitive data for the average IT...
FIPS 140-2 certification for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS!
By Canonical, 11 August 2021
Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system across private and public clouds has received the FIPS 140-2, Level 1 certification for its cryptographic...
Running FIPS 140 workloads on Ubuntu
By Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, 26 July 2021
This is the first article in a two-article series regarding FIPS 140 and Ubuntu. The first part of this series, this article, covers running FIPS 140...
Linux kernel Livepatching
By Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, 9 July 2021
Ubuntu Livepatch is the service and the software that enables organizations to quickly patch vulnerabilities on the Ubuntu Linux kernels. Livepatch provides...
Two-factor authentication coming to Ubuntu One
By Holly Hall, 17 June 2021
What is 2-factor authentication (2FA)? Two factor authentication (2FA) increases your account security further than just using a username and password. In...
What’s new in security for Ubuntu 21.04?
By Alex Murray, 19 May 2021
Ubuntu 21.04 is the latest release of Ubuntu and comes at the mid-point between the most recent Long Term Supported (LTS) release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and the...
DISA has released the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS STIG benchmark
By Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, 14 April 2021
The Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) are developed by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) for the U.S. Department of Defense. They are...
Ubuntu in the wild – 13th of April 2021
By Leia Ruffini, 13 April 2021
The Ubuntu in the wild blog post ropes in the latest highlights about Ubuntu and Canonical around the world on a bi-weekly basis.
Security podcast: March
By Alex Murray, 9 April 2021
The Security Podcast covers the most interesting security fixes around Ubuntu, with in-depth discussions around the latest vulnerabilities and updates.
What lies on the second phase of Ubuntu LTS? Two years of Ubuntu 14.04 in ESM
By Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, 30 March 2021
Two years ago, we launched the Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) phase of Ubuntu 14.04, providing access to CVE patches through an Ubuntu Advantage for...
Security podcast: February
By Alex Murray, 8 March 2021
The Security Podcast covers the most interesting security fixes around Ubuntu, with in-depth discussions around the latest vulnerabilities and updates.