
How RLC-Hardened brings active defense to the operating system
February 12, 2026
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 makes your operating system an active participant in defense, with runtime protections that work whether you're patched or not. We'll show you how to achieve up to ≥95% STIG compliance out-of-box while reducing hardening time from 40+ hours to under 30 minutes per system.
Featuring:
- Eric Hendricks, Technical Marketing Manager
- Brady Dibble, Director, Product and Technical Programs
- Nathan Blackham, Sr. Director of Software Engineering
- Sultan Alsawaf, Distinguished Linux Kernel Engineer
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