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"Security"

Stephanie Domas
24 September 2025

Beyond ‘whack-a-mole’ and insecticide

Ubuntu Article

Designing a new, robust, sustainable, and truly holistic approach to cybersecurity Talk to any cybersecurity expert or IT security manager, and they’ll tell you they’re sick of alerts and issues. For a while now, the industry has slowly been realizing that there’s a better way to improve cybersecurity and resolve security issues in IT wit ...

Carlos Bravo
28 August 2025

Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening is now generally available on AWS

Canonical announcements Article

August 28, 2025 – We are excited to announce the general availability of Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening, a new variant of Ubuntu designed for organizations that require tight security controls, minimal attack surface, and out-of-the-box compliance. This new offering combines the efficiency of Minimal Ubuntu with the enter ...

Nicholas Morris
26 August 2025

Generating allow-lists with DNS monitoring on LXD

DevOps Article

Allow-listing web traffic – blocking all web traffic that has not been pre-approved – is a common practice in highly sensitive environments. It is also a challenge for developers and system administrators working in those environments. In this blog, we’ll cover an easy way to mitigate this challenge by using LXD to generate allow-lists.  ...

Jehudi
22 August 2025

A complete security view for every Ubuntu LTS VM on Azure

Security Article

Azure’s Update Manager now provides a complete security view for all Ubuntu LTS VMs—18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04—by showing available updates from Ubuntu Pro’s Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM). This helps identify instances that would benefit from security patching for the Universe repository and continued updates for older LTS relea ...

Stephanie Domas
11 August 2025

A CISO’s guide to Application Security best practices 

Hardening Article

Effective AppSec is not a one-time fix but a continuous journey across every facet of your application’s lifecycle. By embracing a Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) from the outset, diligently uncovering potential risks, and mastering your cybersecurity fundamentals, you lay a robust foundation for resilient applications. ...

Florencia Cabral Berenfus
8 August 2025

ROS Noetic is EOL – take action to maintain fleet security

Robotics Article

As of May 2025, the Robot Operating System (ROS) Noetic Ninjemys officially reached its end of life (EOL). First released in 2020 as the final ROS (1) distribution, ROS Noetic has been the default choice for thousands of developers building on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For developers and businesses running mission-critical systems on ROS Noetic, ...

Ijlal Loutfi
6 August 2025

Is Linux secure?

Confidential computing Article

Does operating system (OS) security matter? Meet Pal. Pal is a senior developer working at PalBank. For the next 6 months, Pal will be responsible for leading the development of the bank’s web application client, which will be used daily by millions of customers. Pal invests considerable effort into designing and implementing the most sec ...

Rajan Patel
1 July 2025

Update Livepatch Client for the newest kernel module signing certificate

Security Article

The kernel engineering team at Canonical has generated a new module signing certificate on May 16, 2025, and it is embedded in all Ubuntu kernels published after that date. Livepatch Client version 10.11.2 published on June 13, 2025 includes this new certificate. Livepatch Client 10.11.2 or greater is required to successfully Livepatch al ...

Rajan Patel
27 June 2025

How is Livepatch safeguarded against bad actors?

Security Article

What safeguards the Livepatch security patching solution against bad actors and malicious code masquerading as an update? Learn about Secure Boot and module signing. ...

ebarretto
18 June 2025

Fixes available for local privilege escalation vulnerability in libblockdev using udisks

Ubuntu Article

Qualys discovered two vulnerabilities in various Linux distributions which allow local attackers to escalate privileges. The first vulnerability (CVE-2025-6018) was found in the PAM configuration. This CVE does not impact default Ubuntu installations because of how the pam_systemd.so and pam_env.so modules are invoked. The second vulnerab ...

Giulia Lanzafame
10 June 2025

Apache Spark security: start with a solid foundation

Data Platform Article

Everyone agrees security matters – yet when it comes to big data analytics with Apache Spark, it’s not just another checkbox. Spark’s open source Java architecture introduces special security concerns that, if neglected, can quietly reveal sensitive information and interrupt vital functions. Unlike standard software, Spark design permits ...

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