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Yesterday capped off a meaningful milestone in our collaboration with North Carolina State University. This Fall, Chainguard had the privilege of supporting a practicum within the Master’s in Cybersecurity program, working closely with four talented graduate students as they explored real-world challenges at the intersection of open source security, fuzzing, and secure software supply chains. The students presented their work to faculty and university leadership, and the room reflected the strength of North Carolina’s broader cybersecurity community. The Honorable Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State (North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State), joined the session along with members of her team. Leaders from Cisco, including Anthony Grieco (SVP, Chief Security and Trust Officer), Jack Klecha (Senior Director, Enterprise InfoSec and Architectures), and Matt Fussa (Vice President of Trust and Compliance) and others, also attended and contributed to the discussion. This engagement underscored how partnerships between industry, government, and higher education can accelerate both student development and innovation in secure computing. We are grateful to the NC State team for welcoming us into this semester’s practicum and proud of the work the students delivered. Collaborations like this strengthen the talent pipeline and help advance the state of secure open source for our citizens, students, companies and every end user. Special thanks to John Speed Meyers and Trevor Dunlap for their hands on efforts with the NCSU students as well at Laura Rodgers, William Enck and Isabella White for their leadership at NCSU. Go Pack! (apologies to anyone left off the list). #NCState #NCSUCybersecurity #NorthCarolina #NCSecretaryOfState #Chainguard #Cisco

We all know maintaining a compliance-ready infrastructure is important -- but isn't the most fun. So, we decided to add new capabilities to Chainguard VMs that make compliance far easier from day one! *We may or may not have intentionally made this rhyme ;)* Chainguard VM images now: 🟢 Include a FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic module 🟢 Are hardened according to DISA STIG guidelines 🟢 Are available with hardening to CIS benchmarks 🟢 Have secure boot enabled across all deployment platforms More details on the blog: https://lnkd.in/eChip8eW 

We made it on the 2025 US Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents™ List earlier this week, so we thought we'd have Chainguardians share in their own words what it's like to be a parent at Chainguard. 💜 🚼 🥹

At Chainguard, we believe the best golden image program doesn’t force a choice between developer freedom and platform control — it delivers both, by design. Our approach helps organizations scale golden image programs that are secure by default and adaptable to every team’s needs. 🏆 https://lnkd.in/ehq-xnNn

🧚Hey! Listen! I'm looking for three (Ah! Ah! Ah!  🧛) exceptional people to join the team: • Enterprise Sales Engineer - New York • Enterprise Sales Engineer - Northeast • Enterprise Sales Engineer - Southeast If you (or someone you know) enjoy a blend of: • 🧠 deep technical problem-solving • 🛠️ builder energy • 💪 rolling up your sleeves with customers • 💡and using phrases like "provenance," "FIPS," and "cosign verify" in normal conversation ... then you'll love it here! 🐙 If you’re curious, want to chat, or just want the inside scoop, send me a message - it's an incredible time to be joining Chainguard! 🚀 Links to the positions mentioned are in the comments ⬇️!

At Chainguard, the work we do is hard. And that’s exactly why our world-class engineering team shows up every day. CVEs? Remediated. Malware? Mitigated. FIPS? Certified. There’s nothing this team can’t handle. From eliminating CVEs at scale to pioneering malware mitigation and delivering FIPS-validated confidence, this team of experts is focused on solving the most challenging security problems so our customers don't have to. It’s easy to sleep at night when these guardians are on the job. It’s a privilege to work alongside this formidable crew, and we are so grateful for everything they do! 💜

🎲 We're out here at AINativeDev's DevCon in NYC! Come by, say hello, and ask us about the Vibelympics! 😉 Patrick Smyth will also be giving a talk on slicing and dicing omelets (or agents) 🍳, so be sure to register virtually to tune in if you can't attend in person (it's free!) https://lnkd.in/g9aUcdvM

Come meet us at our booth at the HCS Open Platform Experience 2025. We don’t take our selves too serious, but we do serious work 😉 HCS company x Chainguard Delicia de Jong, Hannah Hawken, Marco van Veldhuizen #HOPE2025 #Opensource #Helmcharts #Chainguard

This sh*t is fun. In this month’s issue of Unchained, Dustin Kirkland shares the story behind Chainguard's “Making Time" and how to create space for teams to think, tinker, and build with intention. It’s our modern take on empowering engineers to focus on what they do best: creating meaningful, high-impact work. Because when this sh*t is hard, you’ve gotta have some fun too 🥳

Is the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) giving you a headache? 🤕 Don't worry, we've got you covered in both German and English! 😉 📅 Thursday, December 11 🇩🇪 German session: 1 - 2 PM CET - Denis Maligin + Moritz Meid from SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH 👉 https://lnkd.in/emHTTkSc 🇬🇧 English session: 3 - 4 PM CET with Denis Maligin 👉 https://lnkd.in/encbPRUq The CRA redefines what it means for software to be secure: security must be provable, not merely declared. Learn how your organization can stay compliant. You won't want to miss this! 🫶