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Blog posts tagged
"Security"

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
13 September 2021

Managing Livepatch on-prem

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu Livepatch is the service and the software that enables organizations to quickly patch vulnerabilities on the Linux kernel. It enables uninterrupted service while reducing fire drills during high and critical severity kernel vulnerabilities. With Ubuntu Livepatch on-prem we enhance our service to enable enterprises manage on private ...

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
6 September 2021

How to develop Linux applications for FIPS on Ubuntu

Apps Article

This is the second article in our series regarding FIPS 140 and Ubuntu. The first part of this series, this article, covers running FIPS 140 applications on Ubuntu while this part is focused on the development of FIPS 140 applications on Ubuntu. What is FIPS and why should a developer care? Developing applications for regulated ...

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
1 September 2021

Cybersecurity with Ubuntu

Cloud and server Article

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 team to cope with. Threats ranging from exposure of physical assets stored in an office, to “social engineering” attacks resulting in unauthorized access, or even threats that explo ...

robgibbon
30 August 2021

Cloud PaaS through the lens of open source – opinion

Data Systems Article

Opinion piece by Rob Gibbon – Product Manager at Canonical. All views expressed are the author’s own. The open source perspective viz. PaaS Open source software, as the name suggests, is developed in the open. The software can be freely inspected by anyone, and can be freely patched as required to suit the security requirements ...

Canonical
11 August 2021

FIPS 140-2 certification for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS!

Canonical announcements Article

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 modules in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, including OpenSSL 1.1.1. This certification is built on Canonical’s track record in designing Ubuntu for high security and regulated workloads. The FIPS 14 ...

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
26 July 2021

Running FIPS 140 workloads on Ubuntu

Cloud and server Article

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 applications on Ubuntu while the second part, is covering the development of FIPS applications on Ubuntu. What is FIPS and why do I need it? Even though cryptography is ...

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
9 July 2021

Linux kernel Livepatching

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu Livepatch is the service and the software that enables organizations to quickly patch vulnerabilities on the Ubuntu Linux kernels. Livepatch provides uninterrupted service while reducing fire drills during high and critical severity kernel vulnerabilities. ...

Holly Hall
17 June 2021

Two-factor authentication coming to Ubuntu One

Security Article

What is 2-factor authentication (2FA)? Two factor authentication (2FA) increases your account security further than just using a username and password. In addition to a password (the first factor), you need another factor to access your account. A great example to demonstrate this is when you withdraw money from an ATM. To access your ban ...

Igor Ljubuncic
4 June 2021

The magic behind snap interfaces

Ubuntu Article

Snaps are confined, self-contained applications, designed with portability and security in mind. By default, strictly confined snaps run in isolation, with minimal access to system resources. For instance, they cannot access home, network, audio, or display. To make their snaps usable, developers and publishers can declare a set of interf ...

Leia Ruffini
25 May 2021

Ubuntu in the wild – 25th of May 2021

Ubuntu Article

The Ubuntu in the wild blog post ropes in the latest highlights about Ubuntu and Canonical around the world on a bi-weekly basis. ...

Valentin Viennot
24 May 2021

Canonical’s first DockerCon

Cloud and server Article

May 27th will be Canonical’s first time as a DockerCon sponsor. That’s exciting! Since our joint announcement back in November, the relationship between Canonical and Docker has become stronger as more projects arise. There’s still a lot to be done in a cloud-native world to make Open Source available to everyone in its purest form. ...

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