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
Hardening one server is the easy part. Keeping a whole fleet at its baseline, and proving it on demand, is the work. See how RLC Pro Hardened and Ascender Pro do it together.
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
A 50 minute session on runtime kernel protection in RLC Pro Hardened, covering LKRG, day-one STIG compliance, and hardening cut from 40 hours to 30 minutes.
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.