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Ubuntu Pro Containers on AWS: Secure Your Workloads

Sep 30, 2025 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
‎‎ Subscribe and join the Ubuntu community. ‎ ‎‎ Learn how to build and run Ubuntu Pro containers on AWS with enhanced security coverage. In this step-by-step walkthrough, we demonstrate how Ubuntu Pro enhances protection for third-party open-source libraries, enabling you to patch CVEs more quickly and maintain secure workloads. You’ll see how to: · Launch an Ubuntu Pro server on AWS· Create and attach Pro containers using tokens· Build a simple PHP container with Pro security updates enabled· Verify security patches with ESM repositories· Run and test your container on AWS.
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Fortifying security for Ubuntu on Azure with Metadata Security Protocol (MSP)

Sep 29, 2025 By Jehudi In Canonical
We’re pleased to share a security enhancement for Ubuntu workloads on Microsoft Azure. In collaboration with Microsoft, Ubuntu now supports Azure’s Metadata Security Protocol (MSP)—a feature that hardens access to the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) and WireServer. On Ubuntu, MSP is enabled by the azure-proxy-agent package, Canonical’s integration of Microsoft’s Guest Proxy Agent (GPA).
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Anbox Cloud 1.27.0: what's new?

Sep 24, 2025 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
In this video, the Anbox team covers new features and changes in their latest 1.27.0 release: What is Anbox Cloud? Anbox Cloud lets you run virtualized Android environments securely, at any scale, to any device letting you focus on your use case. Run Android in system containers, not emulators, on AWS, OCI, Azure, GCP or your private cloud with ultra low streaming latency.
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Understanding Linux Vulnerabilities and Their Impact

Sep 23, 2025 By Ivanti In Ivanti
Understanding Linux Vulnerabilities and Their Impact Linux vulnerabilities pose significant risks, particularly CVE 20258067, which has active exploits in rebased distributions. CVE 202332256 enables remote attackers to access sensitive information without authentication. Additionally, CVE 202558367 presents a denial of service and remote code execution risk in the Delta class. Applications handling untrusted user input to Delta need careful scrutiny, and it is crucial to keep systems updated to mitigate these threats.
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How to build an awesome cloud gaming platform with Anbox Cloud

Sep 19, 2025 By Bertrand Boisseau In Canonical
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 low-end devices by streaming all of your favorite games – from indie to AAA – from powerful cloud servers.
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Canonical achieves IEC 62443-4-1 compliance in Industrial Automation and Control Systems

Sep 18, 2025 By Canonical In Canonical
Canonical is proud to announce it has achieved compliance with IEC 62443-4-1 for cybersecurity in Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). 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 (OT) environments.
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What are dependencies, and how do you secure them?

Sep 10, 2025 By Matthew de Klerk In Canonical
Open source software is everywhere. Research shows that around 97% of codebases contain open source software, and it’s clear to see why. It’s always magical to realize that 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.
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What's the state of open source adoption in Europe?

Sep 10, 2025 By Isobel Kate Maxwell In Canonical
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 shifts, provides key insights into how European enterprises are using open source software (OSS), as well as the barriers towards further development of open source in the continent.
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Bringing Canonical Kubernetes to Sylva: a new chapter for European telco clouds

Sep 5, 2025 By Benjamin Ryzman In Canonical
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 demand.
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Ubuntu Lead Dev Answers Your Comments About 'sudo-rs'

Sep 4, 2025 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
Ubuntu will be the first major Linux distribution to adopt sudo-rs, a Rust-based reimplementation of sudo. That announcement sparked plenty of discussion across our social channels. In this episode, Jon, VP Engineering and Ubuntu Lead Developer, answers your comments and questions from our socials. He shares the thinking behind the transition, why it matters for security and sustainability, and what it means for everyday Ubuntu users. Along the way, he adds context and reflects on how these changes shape our community.
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