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30.09.2025 20:30 The certification demonstrates alignment with cybersecurity standards that will further safeguard open source products and services for use in the most demanding enterprise environments. Canonical is proud to announce it has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System , following an extensive assessment by A-LIGN, a respected certification provider. This milestone

29.09.2025 22:32 Ubuntu now supports Azure’s Metadata Security Protocol , raising the baseline for VM security on Azure. MSP locks down IMDS and WireServer behind HMAC-signed, identity-aware requests enforced by the azure-proxy-agent using eBPF interception and per-endpoint allowlists. It must be enabled from Azure . The package is ready for testing with SRUs planned for 24.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS. Start in Audit mode, then move to Enforce once behaviour is validated.

24.09.2025 18:01 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 without

24.09.2025 10:51 The purpose of this article is to share the technical realities of security patching for the Linux kernel, and the intended scope of the Linux kernel’s livepatch capability. We’ll cover when kernel live patching is most appropriate, and when rebooting is the best option.

19.09.2025 13:20 Why cloud gaming? Cloud gaming is changing the way we play. Instead of buying expensive hardware, players stream games from the cloud, like Netflix for games. This is no longer a futuristic idea, it’s here. Services like NVIDIA GeForce Now, Sony PS Plus, and Xbox Cloud Gaming have shown what’s possible: playing high-end games on

18.09.2025 14:51 Canonical is proud to announce it has achieved compliance with IEC 62443-4-1 for cybersecurity in Industrial Automation and Control Systems . Building on Canonical’s existing ISO/SAE 21434 certification, this milestone expands Ubuntu’s leadership in securing critical infrastructure at the intersection of IT and operational technology environments. Achieving IEC 62443-4-1 compliance ensures Canonical solutions can be deployed

15.09.2025 20:40 Today Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced support for the NVIDIA CUDA toolkit and the distribution of CUDA within Ubuntu’s repositories. CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that lets developers use NVIDIA GPUs for general-purpose processing. It exposes the GPU’s Single-Instruction Multiple Thread architecture, enabling fine-grained control over threads, memory hierarchies,

11.09.2025 20:10 How Vaultara achieved FedRAMP compliance with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu Pro helps businesses worldwide to innovate and shape the future. In this edition of What our users make with Pro, we talk to Dave Monk, CTO of Vaultara, a FedRAMP approved data-sharing platform trusted by the US government. Dave shares how Ubuntu Pro became a cornerstone

10.09.2025 15:10 New research suggests 86% of European organizations believe open source is valuable for the future of their industry – but only 34% have a clear and visible open source strategy The Linux Foundation’s latest report, Open source as Europe’s strategic advantage: trends, barriers, and priorities for the European open source community amid regulatory and geopolitical

10.09.2025 15:10 There are thousands of free-to-use, ready-built programs and code repositories that solve  problems you’d otherwise need to spend weeks building the solutions for from scratch. However, like with all software, you still need to ensure that your software supply chain is secure and safe to consume.

09.09.2025 17:31 Part 2 of our series on how our team created content for our design website. Get insights, tools, and lessons to help you run your own design sprint.

05.09.2025 19:20 The telecommunications industry is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The move from vertically integrated, proprietary systems to disaggregated, cloud-native infrastructure has unlocked enormous potential for agility and innovation. Yet, for many operators, the challenge has been how to realize that potential while meeting the stringent performance, security, and interoperability requirements that telecom networks

04.09.2025 21:20 Here at Canonical we are excited to announce that we have shipped the first release of our solution for enterprise-ready data lakehouses, built on the combination of Apache Spark and Apache Kyuubi. Using our Charmed Apache Kyuubi in integration with Spark, you can deliver a robust, production-level, and open source data lakehouse . Our Apache

03.09.2025 15:41 Europe’s open source ecosystem is at a turning point. The Linux Foundation’s Open Source as Europe’s Strategic Advantage: Trends, Barriers, and Priorities for the European Open Source Community amid Regulatory and Geopolitical Shifts report shows organizations across the continent are broadly adopting open source software . But adoption alone doesn’t guarantee resilience, innovation, or security. As

03.09.2025 15:41 How ISO/SAE 21434 helps you get ready for the Cyber Resilience Act If you work in automotive, you’ve probably already heard of the CRA – the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act. It’s one of the most ambitious pieces of cybersecurity regulation in years. And while it wasn’t written specifically for cars, it’s going to impact a