RLC Pro Hardened videos
RLC Pro Hardened (RLC-H) is Rocky Linux with security controls built into the operating system: hardened defaults, active defense against exploits, and drift-resistant configuration. These sessions show what that looks like in practice.
How to stop config drift across a hardened Linux fleet
Drift belongs on a racetrack, not in your Linux fleet — especially when security is the driver. You harden a server to a STIG, CIS, or NIST 800-171 baseline, sign off, and move on. Then it drifts…
Techstrong TV - February 16, 2026
This Techstrong TV episode opens with host Alan Shimel welcoming Brian Dawson, director of product management for Linux at CIQ. Dawson traces CIQ's roots from founder Greg Kurtzer's work on CentOS and…
How RLC-Hardened brings active defense to the operating system
The window between vulnerability disclosure and patch deployment is where breaches happen, and traditional Linux just waits. Join us for a technical deep-dive into how Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened…
RLC-H & Ascender Pro: How to Deploy Consistent Secure Linux With Ease
Deploy Fast AND Secure: Stop Choosing Between Speed and Security Enterprise teams are stuck with an impossible choice: slow deployments with manual hardening, or fast deployments with security risks…
Announcing Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened
CIQ introduces the tech preview of Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened (RLC Pro Hardened) in a conversation with product lead Brady Dibble and Solar Designer, founder of the Openwall project and co…
Terms that come up in these videos
Definitions from the CIQ glossary for the concepts these sessions lean on.