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Canonical
21 November 2023

Canonical announces the general availability of chiselled Ubuntu containers

Article Canonical announcements

Production-ready, secure-by-design, ultra-small containers with chiselled Ubuntu Canonical announced today the general availability of chiselled Ubuntu containers which come with Canonical’s security maintenance and support commitment. Chiselled Ubuntu containers are ultra-small OCI images that deliver only the...

Canonical
21 November 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
21 November 2023

Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 2

Article Cloud and server

You probably know that it is important to apply security updates. You may not be clear how to do that. We are going to explain best practices for applying Ubuntu updates to single instances and what the built-in unattended-upgrades tool does and does not do.

Aaron Whitehouse
21 November 2023

Lech Sandecki
26 October 2023

Running OpenSSL 1.1.1 after EOL? Stay secure with Ubuntu Pro.

Article Ubuntu

A few months ago, the OpenSSL Project announced the end of life of OpenSSL 1.1.1. It is used by thousands of software components included in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with many organisations relying on version 1.1.1. Rest assured that the Ubuntu security team will continue to maintain important security...

Lech Sandecki
26 October 2023

ijlal-loutfi
9 October 2023

Restricted unprivileged user namespaces are coming to Ubuntu 23.10

Confidential computing Security

Ubuntu Desktop firmly places security at the forefront, and adheres to the principles of security by default. This approach caters to both everyday users and organisations with specific compliance requirements. As such, Ubuntu ensures that its recommended security configurations are equally robust, easy to understand...

ijlal-loutfi
9 October 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
5 October 2023

Securing open source software dependencies in the public cloud

Article Cloud and server

Building stable and secure software requires understanding build systems and having a plan for vulnerabilities in your software dependencies.

Aaron Whitehouse
5 October 2023

Lech Sandecki
3 October 2023

Zenbleed vulnerability fix for Ubuntu

Article Cloud and server

On 24 July 2023, security researchers from Google’s Information Security Engineering team disclosed a hardware vulnerability affecting AMD’s Zen 2 family of microprocessors. They dubbed this vulnerability “Zenbleed” (CVE-2023-20593), evoking memories of previous vulnerabilities like HeartBleed and hinting at its...

Lech Sandecki
3 October 2023

Aaron Whitehouse
12 September 2023

Ubuntu Explained: How to ensure security and stability in cloud instances—part 1

Article Cloud and server

The LTS philosophy, releases, updates and repositories explained Since we launched Ubuntu Pro’s Expanded Security Maintenance for additional packages, and we now integrate more closely with public cloud update management tools, more people have been asking us about the Ubuntu archive and how this is divided and security...

Aaron Whitehouse
12 September 2023

ijlal-loutfi
7 September 2023

TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu

Confidential computing Confidential computing

Discover Ubuntu’s latest security enhancement: TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption (FDE). This experimental feature in Ubuntu 23.10 offers improved data protection without the need for passphrases

ijlal-loutfi
7 September 2023

Canonical
5 September 2023

Empowering Australian government innovation: a secure path to open source excellence

Security AI

The Australian Federal Government is not alone in dealing with challenges like natural disasters, global pandemics and economic uncertainty. Like many governments, they are looking for new and innovative ways to tackle these challenges. FST Government 2023 is an exciting conference that brings over 200 government...

Canonical
5 September 2023

Serdar Vural
28 August 2023

Telecom security: How to safeguard your open source telco infrastructure

Article Security

From pure voice to data, and now with the connectivity provided to devices and machines, telco systems make it possible to deliver digital services to society. Thanks to telecom systems, we can keep in touch with each other and reach the information sources we need at any time and anywhere. As we have become increasingly

Serdar Vural
28 August 2023

Alex Murray
20 July 2023

Securing open source through CVE prioritisation

Article Cloud and server

According to a recent study, 96% of applications in the enterprise market use open-source software. As the open source landscape becomes more and more fragmented, the task to assess the impact of potential security vulnerabilities for an organisation can become overwhelming. Ubuntu is known as one of the most secure...

Alex Murray
20 July 2023

ijlal-loutfi
29 June 2023

The founding moments: Tracing the origins of confidential computing

Confidential computing Confidential computing

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises,” there is a memorable exchange between the author and the main character, Mike. When asked how he went bankrupt, Mike responds with a concise yet profound answer: “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Innovation happens much in the same way. Gradually, then suddenly....

ijlal-loutfi
29 June 2023

ijlal-loutfi
28 June 2023

Strengthen your cloud cyber security with Ubuntu Pro and confidential VMs

Confidential computing Ubuntu

Strengthen your cloud cyber security with Ubuntu Pro and confidential VMs. This blog dives into the crucial role your OS plays in cloud security and highlights the extensive security measures offered by Ubuntu, including the game-changing confidential computing technology.

ijlal-loutfi
28 June 2023

ijlal-loutfi
17 June 2023

Is Linux secure?

Security Confidential computing

Operating system security is the upper bound of your application security 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...

ijlal-loutfi
17 June 2023

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