RLC-Hardened

Enterprise Linux with enhanced security optimizations.

Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened presents a trusted, compatible version of Enterprise Linux that is delivered securely, always up to date, and proactively protects apps and services from malicious threats.

Features

Rocky Linux - built by the community, optimized, hardened and supported by CIQ.

Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened is optimized for mission critical environments that have strict security requirements. It’s delivered via a secure supply chain and gives you memory corruption detection, kernel integrity checking, stronger password polices, and SSH restrictions.

System level hardening

Minimize zero-day and CVE risks by eliminating many of the potential attack surfaces and common exploit vectors.

Advanced threat detection

Detect sophisticated intrusions that evade traditional security with Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG).

Accelerated risk mitigation

Address security threats ahead of standard updates, significantly reducing exposure time.

Strong access controls

Implements advanced password hashing, strict authentication policies, and hardened access controls.

Make informed decisions

Delivers pre-hardened systems via secure supply chain, saving time and resources on deployment and configuration.

Migration & interoperability

Compatibility simplifies migration from other Enterprise Linux-compatible distributions, and reduces the risk of vendor lock-in.

Benefits

Why Rocky Linux From CIQ - Hardened?

As the speed, sophistication, and volume of attacks on corporate systems accelerate, CISOs and IT security teams struggle to apply an effective and consistent Linux security policy across all their servers.

With Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened, you get Enterprise Linux and can be assured that it is delivered securely, configured correctly, and is proactively protecting your apps and services from malicious threats.

Proactive

Pre-configured against key threat vectors and delivers memory corruption detection and kernel integrity checking.

Current

Delivers the latest version of Rocky Linux and is actively updated with all updates and patches.

Secure

All packages validated and delivered via secure supply chain from CIQ repositories.

Includes CIQ support.

Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened comes with support from our team of experts who have decades experience securing Linux in some of the most demanding and stringent environments on the planet.

$8.8M

Avg. cost of a license violation.

CIQ indemnifies you against open-source license compliance risk.

76%

of codebases contain at least one vulnerability.

CIQ provides CVE patch SLAs and hardened security.

Includes indemnification.

Rocky Linux from CIQ comes with the protection and indemnification guarantees that eliminate your risk and liability in the case of legal issues against the open source software. CIQ is accountable and delivers the coverage to keep your legal and compliance teams satisfied.