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title: Blog posts tagged "USG"
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# Blog posts tagged "USG"

#### [What is CMMC compliance?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-cmmc-compliance)

CMMC version 2.0 came into effect on December 26, 2023, and is designed to ensure adherence to rigorous cybersecurity policies and practices within the public sector and amongst wider industry partners.

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Hardening

#### [Hardening automation for CIS benchmarks now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/hardening-automation-for-cis-benchmarks-now-available-for-ubuntu-24-04-lts)

We’re pleased to release Ubuntu Security Guide profiles for CIS benchmarks.

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Hardening

#### [DISA publishes STIG for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/disa-stig-ubuntu-22-04-lts)

Introduction DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, has published their Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The STIG is free for the public to download from the DOD Cyber Exchange. Canonical has been working with DISA since we published Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to draft this STIG, and we are delighted that

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DISA STIG

#### [Meet Cyber Essentials requirements with Ubuntu Pro](https://canonical.com/blog/meet-cyber-essentials-requirements-with-ubuntu-pro)

Cyber Essentials is an increasingly important security standard within the UK that allows organisations to demonstrate to their customers that they operate their business in a secure and trustworthy manner. Achieving the Cyber Essentials certification helps businesses win new customers and  stand out amongst their peers. It is a requireme

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Hardening

#### [Ubuntu introduces the Ubuntu Security Guide to ease DISA-STIG compliance](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-introduces-the-ubuntu-security-guide-to-ease-disa-stig-compliance)

January 17th: London, UK – Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system across private and public clouds, now offers the Ubuntu Security Guide tooling for compliance with the DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The new automated tooling builds on Canonical’s track rec

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Company

#### [CIS benchmark compliance: Introducing the Ubuntu Security Guide](https://canonical.com/blog/cis-security-compliance-usg)

The CIS benchmark has hundreds of configuration recommendations, so hardening and auditing a Linux system manually can be very tedious. Every administrator of systems that need to comply with that benchmark would wish that this process is easily usable and automatable. Why is that? Manual configuration of such a large number of rules lead

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Cloud and server