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From our toolchain to the suite of packages we use and from our update process to our industry standard certifications, Canonical never stops working to keep Ubuntu at the forefront of safety and reliability. </p> <p> <a class="p-button--positive" href="/engage/ubuntu-cybersecurity-webinar" onclick="dataLayer.push({'event' : 'GAEvent', 'eventCategory' : 'External Link', 'eventAction' : 'Watch the Ubuntu security webinar', 'eventLabel' : 'Watch the Ubuntu security webinar', 'eventValue' : undefined });">Watch the Ubuntu cybersecurity webinar</a> <a class="p-button js-invoke-modal" href="/security/contact-us">Contact us</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-4 u-hide--small u-hide--medium u-vertically-center"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,w_325,h_185/https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/c3814c0a-shields-security-white.svg" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,w_650,h_370/https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/c3814c0a-shields-security-white.svg 2x" alt="" width="325" height="185" loading="auto" /> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-strip u-no-padding--bottom"> <div class="row"> <div class="p-notification--information"> <div class="p-notification__content"> <div class="p-notification__message"> Need information about the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? Canonical is committed to delivering CRA-compliant Ubuntu. To learn more, visit our dedicated webpage for understanding the CRA and its requirements, or <a href="/security/contact-us" class="js-invoke-modal">contact our sales team</a>. </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-strip is-deep"> <div class="row p-divider"> <div class="col-4 p-divider__block"> <h2 class="p-heading--3">Secure out of the box</h2> <p> All Canonical products are built with unrivalled security in mind — and tested to ensure they deliver it. Your Ubuntu software is secure from the moment you install it, and will remain so as Canonical ensures security updates are always available on Ubuntu first. </p> <p> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features">Learn more about Ubuntu鈥檚 security features</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-4 p-divider__block"> <h2 class="p-heading--3">Hardening at scale</h2> <p> The default configuration of Ubuntu LTS releases balances between usability, performance and security. However, non general purpose systems can be further hardened to reduce their attack surface. Canonical provides certified tooling for automated audit and hardening. Comply with widely accepted industry hardening profiles, including CIS and DISA-STIG. </p> <p> <a href="/security/compliance-automation">Learn more about hardening Ubuntu &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-4 p-divider__block"> <h2 class="p-heading--3">Certified compliance</h2> <p> Canonical offers a range of tools to enable organisations to manage their desktop fleet and cloud with specific compliance requirements. A FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) certified version of Ubuntu is also available to comply to US government standards. </p> <p> <a href="/security/fips">Learn more about Ubuntu with FIPS 140 &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-strip--light is"> <div class="row u-equal-height"> <div class="col-6"> <h2>Cybersecurity and Compliance with Ubuntu</h2> <p> Learn about cybersecurity and zero trust as well as the common challenges faced in the implementation of cybersecurity programs, including challenges in vulnerability management, secure configuration of software and defenses against malware. 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What matters is the speed and success with which they are resolved — and nobody makes fixes available faster than Canonical. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">Automatic updates</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> Security updates are provided for ten years for long term support (LTS) releases. With the default configuration for unattended upgrades (16.04 and after), these updates get applied to your system automatically. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">Livepatch</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> The Ubuntu Livepatch Service enables live automatic security fixes to the kernel without rebooting. This service reduces unplanned downtime while maintaining compliance and security. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">10 years of support</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> A new LTS (Long Term Support) version of Ubuntu is released every two years, for desktop and server. Both versions receive updates and are supported for ten years. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">Expanded security</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> Canonical offers Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) for infrastructure and applications to provide kernel livepatches and vulnerability fixes through a secure and private archive. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">FIPS</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> Ubuntu provides you with FIPS 140 certified cryptographic packages enabling Linux workloads to run on U.S. government regulated and high security environments. </p> </div> </li> <li class="p-matrix__item"> <div> <h3 class="p-matrix__title p-heading--4">Designed to be secure</h3> <p class="p-matrix__desc"> Linux is based on Unix. 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