diff --git a/articles/unlocking-linux-productivity-securing-apps-and-updating-certificates.md b/articles/unlocking-linux-productivity-securing-apps-and-updating-certificates.md index b7718b2ac8..910877cc07 100644 --- a/articles/unlocking-linux-productivity-securing-apps-and-updating-certificates.md +++ b/articles/unlocking-linux-productivity-securing-apps-and-updating-certificates.md @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ # Unlocking Linux productivity: securing apps and updating certificates +### Links to article series: + +- Part 1: [Why enterprise Linux is important in 2026](https://fleetdm.com/articles/why-enterprise-linux-is-important-in-2026) +- Part 2: [Automated provisioning for Linux desktop in the enterprise](https://fleetdm.com/articles/automated-provisioning-for-linux-desktop-in-the-enterprise) +- Part 3: [Security baselines for Linux: closing the gap on exemptions](https://fleetdm.com/articles/security-baselines-for-linux) +- Part 4: Unlocking Linux productivity: securing apps and updating certificates +- Part 5: [Protecting the Linux device: remote wipe, USB and sudo](https://fleetdm.com/articles/protecting-the-linux-device-remote-wipe-usb-sudo) +- Part 6: [Owning your Linux destiny with open source](https://fleetdm.com/articles/owning-your-linux-destiny-with-open-source) + +----- + Computers are not intrinsically productive or secure. Their value comes from trusted applications deployed on them and the certificates that underpin connectivity. With a hardened baseline and compliance policies in place, the next layer of enterprise Linux management addresses two challenges: fragmented software distribution and shrinking certificate lifetimes. Let's look at software inventory and patching, certificate lifecycle pressures, and practical approaches to managing both. ## The software distribution maze @@ -50,11 +61,11 @@ Starting now with visibility into what's deployed and when it expires gives you If you're evaluating ways to tighten Linux software and certificate hygiene, [try Fleet on Linux](https://fleetdm.com/) to see how inventory, targeted updates, and certificate-related scripting can fit into your existing workflows. -The next article in this series will cover protecting the device itself: how remote lock and wipe for lost or stolen Linux workstations, peripheral and port governance, and local identity management (including the persistent "sudo problem") help bring Linux device security closer to what enterprises already expect from macOS and Windows. +The [next article](https://fleetdm.com/articles/protecting-the-linux-device-remote-wipe-usb-sudo) in this series will cover protecting the device itself: how remote lock and wipe for lost or stolen Linux workstations, peripheral and port governance, and local identity management (including the persistent "sudo problem") help bring Linux device security closer to what enterprises already expect from macOS and Windows. - - + +