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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Security in RHEL Choice

Were security requirements a consideration in choosing RHEL in the cloud? Please explain.

SM
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Peperina Software
The main feature of OpenShift for us is the continuous integration, continuous delivery, and security; the granularity of security is important for us.
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AV
Specialist Cloud and Infrastructure at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
We have a monthly patching cycle for Red Hat and Red Hat releases patches pretty much every week. Many RHSA releases are available for Red Hat. We can do weekly patches. That said, due to downtime considerations, we have controlled it to a monthly schedule. From a security standpoint, our vulnerability scans are clean on the Red Hat side, while with Windows, it's painful to manage the vulnerabilities.
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TH
Solutions Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements are always a consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud. Anytime we make any decision, security is definitely one of the foremost considerations we have taken place.
Security requirements are always a consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud. Anytime we make any decision, security is definitely one of the foremost considerations we have taken place. The biggest thing we look for is the ability to abide by STIG, as we do, and then apply our NIST policies as well as our defined HIPAA policies; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) makes that a really easy process through the automation aspects.
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JC
Senior software engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I wasn't part of the discussion about whether security requirements were a consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for our cloud operations, however, my guess is that it had to do with being able to do configuration management across on-prem and cloud in the same manner in both environments.
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BM
System administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were not necessarily a consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud since we have our security team for all of our security compliance, so it is just our standard that we use.
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CL
Team manager at Evertec
Security requirements were a consideration when we were choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud. The reason security was a consideration is that primarily we're dealing with the container section of Linux shops. The core of the OS cannot be touched or hacked, especially when it comes to financial transactions. When dealing with financial transactions, we need to keep certain aspects more secure, such as PCI compliance.
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RR
Chief engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Security requirements were a major consideration when choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud because they have secure patching.
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AA
Senior Director at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements are always a consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for the cloud since it is much more secure than other operating systems and has a proven track record of being compliant and secure for many years.
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KB
Infotainment Software Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Utilizing all the security features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is really important for us as an enterprise with a lot of security focus in automotive and intellectual property, and we are easing into some features such as different security profiles to ensure a secure experience for our users.
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FF
Director, Advanced Research & Architecture at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Security requirements are a consideration when choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It's the platform that really allows for longer-term support in terms of security patches, which is also one of the requirements from our customers; this is why we are on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for those services.
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reviewer2708229 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ansible Technical Lead at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We consider security requirements a top priority due to the highly regulated nature of the German market and the sectors we work with, including automotive and financial institutes, so it really depends on the customers, however, having a secure operating system is crucial.
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reviewer2708304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Operations and Engineering at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Security requirements were considered before choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). We've been primarily with Red Hat for a very long time, and security concerns have kept us with RHEL throughout the years as we have not been comfortable with anything else.
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SM
Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were a primary consideration when choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for the cloud. We have Amazon Linux as. Red Hat is often the requirement, so we have to follow this path.
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BL
Senior Systems Engineer at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Security requirements were a key consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) due to its ease of use, robust security features, and comprehensive experience and support.
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reviewer2753205 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were definitely a consideration before choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The reason security requirements were considered is that it's just part of our bread and butter as a company, and we would not be able to do anything without security.
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reviewer2753202 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were a consideration when choosing the solution.
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BP
Devops at Proton Technologies
The main difference between other solutions and RHEL is configuration and security, which helps maintain stability. Since RHEL is used on web servers, both public-facing and internal, security is crucial. While any modern OS can run without crashing, RHEL's advantage is its resilience against external threats and operations that might compromise other systems.
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SY
Senior Middleware Engineer at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Security requirements were a consideration before choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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reviewer2753175 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architecture IT Team Lead, Systems at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Security requirements are always a consideration before choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) because we are living in a different world.
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reviewer2753196 - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were a consideration when choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) because since we're in the government, I'm the one that set up the compliance requirements, and I deployed using the OpenSCAP, but I cannot tell the profiles as it's confidential.
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Geetha D - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps and infrastructure work at Societe Generale
Compared to other operating systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is specifically designed for production environments. It integrates tightly with OpenShift, Ansible, and other tools that others cannot deeply support. RHEL seamlessly works in hybrid cloud and container platforms, and in comparison to Windows, RHEL provides greater flexibility for containerization and DevOps-related tools, making it a more reliable option.
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Roman Fandrich - PeerSpot reviewer
Admin DevOps and Cloud Engineer at Tivit
The security hardening includes tools such as SELinux, FirewallD, and SCAP.
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Mohamed_Atta - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps engineer at Vodafone
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has positively impacted our organization by improving our environment, enhancing security, and enabling the implementation of best practices. We chose RHEL 9.4 for its stability, security, and excellent support. When running our Kubernetes cluster on AWS, RHEL proves to be an excellent choice for deploying our applications in a secure environment.
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Srinivas Eswarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were a consideration in choosing RHEL in the cloud, as AWS provides most of the security features.
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BV
Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were 100% a consideration in choosing RHEL in the cloud. Our company has its own setup with images we use, with our own vulnerability checks before pushing it. RHEL qualifies as one of the software solutions that has been vetted, and we use it as one of our primary operating systems.
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reviewer2757666 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Security requirements were a key consideration in choosing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in the cloud. We are from the financial industry, so customer data is one of our big responsibilities.
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GP
Hosting IT Manager at RTX
We have been actively moving systems from on-premises into the cloud since 2017, including moving Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions to newer versions in the cloud.
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reviewer1341057 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Analyst at a marketing services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Most importantly, since we deal with mostly Fortune 500 clients who are global in nature, as the data is siloed from multiple sources and has to be pulled in, it's very important that the data is secure and all the security guardrails are in place.
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