# A Decade of Industrial Grade Linux: How the Civil Infrastructure Platform Is Securing Mission-Critical Systems

DevFeed: [A Decade of Industrial Grade Linux: How the Civil Infrastructure Platform Is Securing Mission-Critical Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-decade-of-industrial-grade-linux-how-the-civil-infrastructure-platform-is-securing-mission-critical-systems-65304.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/a-decade-of-industrial-grade-linux-how-the-civil-infrastructure-platform-is-securing-mission-critical-systems>)

Author: Hilary Carter

Published: 2026-10-06T03:17:56Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Linux Foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/linux-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [EPICS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/epics.md>), [Linux Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux-kernel.md>), [LF Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lf-research.md>), [renesas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/renesas.md>)

Tags: [cip](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cip.md>), [cyber-resilience-act](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-resilience-act.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [lf-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lf-research.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [mission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mission.md>)

## AI overview

A Linux Foundation Research report marks the Civil Infrastructure Platform's tenth anniversary and examines how shared open-source work supports Linux in long-lived industrial systems. CIP maintains a 10-year Super Long-Term Support kernel baseline, helping organizations manage security updates, compliance demands, and software lifecycles alongside durable physical infrastructure. The report also recommends active stewardship, security by design, shared compliance work, and coordination with hardware suppliers.

## Source excerpt

Hilary Carter, SVP of Research at the LF, describes the key insights from the report celebrating the Civil Infrastructure Platform at its 10 year milestone.