--- title: How to protect your data, applications, cryptography and OS – 100% of the time description: With Ubuntu on IBM Z and LinuxONE, enhanced security features, pervasive encryption and cryptographic support are leveraged by any workload that must stand up to the most stringent compliance and regulatory standards and certifications. url: https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-data-applications-cryptography-and-os-100-of-the-time?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [cmoullec](https://canonical.com/blog/author/cmoullec "More about cmoullec") on 24 January 2020 # How to protect your data, applications, cryptography and OS – 100% of the time [Applications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/applications) [IBM](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ibm) [Security](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/security) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-data-applications-cryptography-and-os-100-of-the-time "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=How%20to%20protect%20your%20data%2C%20applications%2C%20cryptography%20and%20OS%20%26%238211%3B%20100%25%20of%20the%20time&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-data-applications-cryptography-and-os-100-of-the-time&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-data-applications-cryptography-and-os-100-of-the-time&title=How%20to%20protect%20your%20data%2C%20applications%2C%20cryptography%20and%20OS%20%26%238211%3B%20100%25%20of%20the%20time "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up Businesses looking to maximise the security, reliability, efficiency and performance of their essential, mission-critical applications are recognising the mainframe as a robust platform for a variety of workload types. With Ubuntu on IBM Z and LinuxONE, enhanced security features, pervasive encryption and cryptographic support are leveraged by any workload that must stand up to the most stringent compliance and regulatory standards and certifications. In this technical discussion, we will provide an introduction to: \* Protecting your operating system \* Ongoing kernel updates, package updates and security patches \* Long term support that facilitates timely upgrade planning and custom solution development to protect the infrastructure investment \* Protecting your cryptography \*Protected key support \*Setup, configuration and usage components for cryptographic operations \* Protecting your data \* Protecting data at rest and data in flight \* Protecting your applications \* Protected application environment with Secure Service Containers [Watch this webinar](https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/383692) #### Related posts --- [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026 ### [A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) Partners Ubuntu tech blog This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015. 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