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Henry Coggill

Henry Coggill

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Henry is a security expert with 20 years of experience in the industry. He has reverse-engineered malware, pen-tested networks and applications, researched vulnerabilities, coded network devices, designed cryptographic modules and set corporate policies. At Canonical, Henry is Product Manager for security certifications and hardening, and is an ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Henry Coggill
17 February 2026

Announcing FIPS 140-3 for Ubuntu Core22

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

FIPS compliance for IoT use cases in Federal space. In this article, we’ll explore what Ubuntu Core is, and how to use it with FIPS. ...

Henry Coggill
17 November 2025

Everything you need to know about FIPS 140-3 on Ubuntu | Videos 

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

We get a lot of questions about FIPS 140-3, and so we decided to put together this comprehensive collection of video resources to answer the most burning ones we’ve had so far.  ...

Henry Coggill
6 June 2025

What is CMMC compliance?

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

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. ...

Henry Coggill
20 March 2025

Hardening automation for CIS benchmarks now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

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

Henry Coggill
14 March 2025

What is System Hardening? Essential Checklists from OS to Applications

CIS Benchmarks Ubuntu tech blog

Hardening a system aims to decrease its exposure to make it difficult to hack, and to lessen the potential collateral damage in the event of a compromise. ...

Henry Coggill
5 February 2025

FIPS 140-3 certified modules now available for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

FIPS Ubuntu tech blog

New deployments should take advantage of the new FIPS 140-3 certified modules available with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ...

Henry Coggill
4 February 2025

The role of FIPS 140-3 in the latest FedRAMP guidance

FIPS Ubuntu tech blog

Good news in the US federal compliance space. The latest FedRAMP policy relaxes past restrictions that prevented organizations from applying critical security updates. ...

Henry Coggill
2 August 2024

How Canonical enables PCI-DSS compliance

Security Ubuntu tech blog

Anyone who deals with online payments will have heard of PCI-DSS. ...

Henry Coggill
24 June 2024

Meet DISA-STIG compliance requirements for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with USG

DISA STIG Ubuntu tech blog

DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, recently published their Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in April 2024. We’re pleased to now release the Ubuntu Security Guide profile to enable customers to automatically harden and audit their Ubuntu 22.04 LTS systems for the STIG. What is a STIG? A STIG i ...

Henry Coggill
12 June 2024

NIST CMVP Interim Validation & Jammy FIPS

FIPS Ubuntu tech blog

If you need FIPS-validated cryptographic modules for your deployments, you may be aware that these have been turbulent times in the FIPS world. We have seen the introduction of the new FIPS 140-3 standard, with the older 140-2 being phased out (all existing certificates will expire by September 2026 at the latest). The industry has ...

Henry Coggill
18 April 2024

DISA publishes STIG for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

DISA STIG Ubuntu tech blog

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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