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In pursuit of quality: UX for documentation authors

Canonical’s Platform Engineering team has been hard at work crafting documentation in Rockcraft and Charmcraft around native support for web

  

From sales development to renewals: Mariam Tawakol’s career progression at Canonical

Career progression doesn’t follow a single path – and at Canonical, we embrace that. Our culture encourages individuals to explore

  

Raising the bar for automotive cybersecurity in open source – Canonical’s ISO/SAE 21434 certification

Cybersecurity in the automotive world isn’t just a best practice anymore – it’s a regulatory imperative. With vehicles becoming software-defined

  

Strengthen Your Email Stack with Thunderbird 140 ESRs Security Updates

If you’re managing email infrastructure for a Linux-based environment, you’ve probably relied on Thunderbird at some point”or maybe you still

  

Breaking Down BERT Ransomware: Lessons for Linux & ESXi Defenders

Ransomware is nothing new to us as Linux admins and infosec folks”it’s pretty much part of the modern threat landscape

  

Canonical announces Charmed Feast: A production-grade feature store for your open source MLOps stack

July 10, 2025: Today, Canonical announced the release of Charmed Feast, an enterprise solution for feature management with seamless integration

  

Spring support available on Ubuntu

This blog is contributed by Vladimir Petko, a Software Engineer at Canonical. The release of Plucky Puffin earlier this year

  

Source to production: Spring Boot containers made easy

This blog is contributed by Pushkar Kulkarni, a Software Engineer at Canonical. Building on the rise in popularity of Spring

  

Tails 6.17: Subtle Refinements That Keep Privacy Front and Center

For those of us who lean on Tails to safeguard our digital privacy and anonymity, the 6.17 release doesn’t come

  

Exploring Parrot OS 6.4: A Vital Release for Security-Centric Workflows

For those of us who’ve been following Parrot OS through its gradual evolution, the launch of version 6.4 feels less

  

The State of Silicon and Devices – Q2 2025 roundup

Welcome to the Q2 2025 edition of the State of Silicon and Devices by Canonical. In this quarter, we have

  

Linux Initramfs Vulnerability Undermines Encryption Protections

Linux admins, take a moment to breathe. We all know the mantra”full-disk encryption is the gold standard for safeguarding data

  

Linux Privilege at Risk: Sudo Flaws You Cant Afford to Ignore

It’s no exaggeration to call sudo the cornerstone of Linux privilege management. It’s one of the first utilities we configure

  

What our users make with Ubuntu Pro – Episode 1

Secure homelabs – and more – for the entire family Ubuntu Pro isn’t just for enterprises – it’s for the

  

Ivanti CSA Flaws Weaponized by Houken for Linux Rootkit Attacks

Linux admins and infosec pros, we’ve got a real problem on our hands. There’s a group out there”the Houken threat

  

SSH Under Siege: Hardening Your Linux Server Against Proxy Abuse

Let’s be honest”your Linux server isn’t the fortress you hope it is if your SSH setup isn’t locked down tight.

  

Zero-Day Alert: Chrome’s V8 Security Flaw Fixed in Emergency Patch

If you’re a Linux admin or happen to be neck-deep in infosec, here’s something worth your immediate attention: a critical

  

CISA Warns of CVSS 9.3 MICROSENS NMP Web+ Flaws

If you’re managing industrial networks, critical manufacturing systems, or infrastructure that demands tight security, you’ll want to sit down for

  

JetPack 4 EOL – how to keep your userspace secure during migration

NVIDIA JetPack 4 reached its end-of-life (EOL) in November 2024, marking the end of security updates for this widely deployed

  

The Rise of Rust-Based Malware: Memory Safetys Double-Edged Sword

When Rust emerged as the “memory-safe” poster child of programming languages, it didn’t take long for its influence to spread.

  

Introducing Canonical builds of OpenJDK

Java has long been the most popular language for software development in large enterprises, with 90% of Fortune 500 companies

  

Chiseled Ubuntu containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21

Today we are announcing chiseled containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21 (Open Java Runtime Environment), coming from the OpenJDK

  

Ubuntu 25.10 Brings Rust-Based Tools to Security-Conscious Admins

Anyone following the trajectory of Ubuntu over the past few years could have seen this coming: Canonical isn’t just iterating;

  

Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts

In internet connected environments, where Ubuntu instances can reach livepatch.canonical.com, Livepatch Client supports timestamp-based rollout configurations. Organizations can implement controlled